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Status of the Short-Baseline Near Detector at Fermilab Open

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Anthony , et al. · 2025

Parallel talk presented at the XXI International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes - Padova 29 September - 3 October 2025 (https://agenda.infn.it/event/44606/) On behalf of the SBND Collaboration Abstract: The Short-Baseline Near Detector (S…

First measurement of differential cross sections for muon neutrino charged current interactions on argon with a two-proton final state using the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2025

Measurement of three-dimensional inclusive muon-neutrino charged-current cross sections on argon with the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2025

We report the measurement of the triple-differential cross section d3σ/dEvisdcos(θμ)dPμ for inclusive muon-neutrino charged-current scattering on argon. This measurement utilizes data from 6.4×1020 protons on target of exposure collected u…

First measurement of $\nu_e$ and $\bar{\nu}_e$ charged current single charged pion production differential cross sections on argon using the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi , et al. · 2025

Understanding electron neutrino interactions is crucial for measurements of neutrino oscillations and searches for new physics in neutrino experiments. We present the first measurement of the flux-averaged $\nu_e$ and $\bar{\nu}_e$ charged…

First Measurement of Charged Current Muon Neutrino-Induced $K^+$ Production on Argon using the MicroBooNE Detector Open

P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi , et al. · 2025

The MicroBooNE experiment is an 85 tonne active mass liquid argon time projection chamber neutrino detector exposed to the on-axis Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) at Fermilab. One of MicroBooNE's physics goals is the precise measurement of neu…

First Search for Neutral Current Coherent Single-Photon Production in MicroBooNE Open

P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi , et al. · 2025

This article presents the first search for neutrino-induced neutral current coherent single-photon production (NC coherent 1$γ$). The search makes use of data from the MicroBooNE 85-tonne active volume liquid argon time projection chamber …

Measurement of the differential cross section for neutral pion production in charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

We present a measurement of neutral pion production in charged-current interactions using data recorded with the MicroBooNE detector exposed to Fermilab’s booster neutrino beam. The signal comprises one muon, one neutral pion, any number o…

First Simultaneous Measurement of Differential Muon-Neutrino Charged-Current Cross Sections on Argon for Final States with and without Protons Using MicroBooNE Data Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

We report the first double-differential neutrino-argon cross section measurement made simultaneously for final states with and without protons for the inclusive muon neutrino charged-current interaction channel. The proton kinematics of th…

Inclusive cross section measurements in final states with and without protons for charged-current -Ar scattering in MicroBooNE Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

A detailed understanding of inclusive muon neutrino charged-current interactions on argon is crucial to the study of neutrino oscillations in current and future experiments using liquid argon time projection chambers. To that end, we repor…

First application of a liquid argon time projection chamber for the search for intranuclear neutron-antineutron transitions and annihilation in <sup>40</sup>Ar using the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

We present a novel methodology to search for intranuclear neutron-antineutron transition (n⟶ n̅ ) followed by n̅ -nucleon annihilation within an 40 Ar nucleus, using the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) detector. A di…

Demonstration of neutron identification in neutrino interactions in the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber Open

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano , et al. · 2024

A significant challenge in measurements of neutrino oscillations is reconstructing the incoming neutrino energies. While modern fully-active tracking calorimeters such as liquid argon time projection chambers in principle allow the measure…

Improving neutrino energy estimation of charged-current interaction events with recurrent neural networks in MicroBooNE Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

We present a deep learning-based method for estimating the neutrino energy of charged-current neutrino-argon interactions. We employ a recurrent neural network (RNN) architecture for neutrino energy estimation in the MicroBooNE experiment,…

First Search for Dark-Trident Processes Using the MicroBooNE Detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

We present a first search for dark-trident scattering in a neutrino beam using a dataset corresponding to 7.2×1020 protons on target taken with the MicroBooNE detector at Fermilab. Proton interactions in the neutrino target at the main inj…

Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

We present a set of new generalized kinematic imbalance variables that can be measured in neutrino scattering. These variables extend previous measurements of kinematic imbalance on the transverse plane and are more sensitive to modeling o…

First double-differential cross section measurement of neutral-current $π^0$ production in neutrino-argon scattering in the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

We report the first double-differential cross section measurement of neutral-current neutral pion (NC$π^0$) production in neutrino-argon scattering, as well as single-differential measurements of the same channel in terms of final states w…

Measurement of the differential cross section for neutral pion production in charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with the MicroBooNE detector Open

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano , et al. · 2024

We present a measurement of neutral pion production in charged-current interactions using data recorded with the MicroBooNE detector exposed to Fermilab's booster neutrino beam. The signal comprises one muon, one neutral pion, any number o…

First Measurement of Meson Production in Neutrino Interactions on Argon with MicroBooNE Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Anthony, L. Arellano , et al. · 2024

We present a measurement of η production from neutrino interactions on argon with the MicroBooNE detector. The modeling of resonant neutrino interactions on argon is a critical aspect of the neutrino oscillation physics program being carri…

Slow control and TDAQ systems installation and tests in the Mu2e experiment Open

A. Gioiosa, Tommaso Lisini Baldi, R. Bonventre, S. Donati, Eric Flumerfelt , et al. · 2024

The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab will attempt to detect a coherent neutrinoless conversion of a muon into an electron in the field of an aluminum nucleus, with a sensitivity that is 10,000 times greater than existing limits. The Mu2e trigge…

The MicroBooNE Cross Section Program Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2024

Parallel Talk presented at the XX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes - Venice 23-27 October 2023

First search for dark-trident processes using the MicroBooNE detector Open

MicroBooNE Collaboration, P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano , et al. · 2023

We present a first search for dark-trident scattering in a neutrino beam using a data set corresponding to $7.2 \times 10^{20}$ protons on target taken with the MicroBooNE detector at Fermilab. Proton interactions in the neutrino target at…

MicroBooNE BNB Inclusive Overlay Sample (No Wire Info) Open

Polina Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, Jack Anthony, Luciano Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2023

MicroBooNE samples are provided for collaborative development in two different formats: HDF5, targeting the broadest audience, and artroot, targeting users that are familiar with the software infrastructure of Fermilab neutrino experiments…

MicroBooNE BNB Inclusive Overlay Sample (No Wire Info) Open

Polina Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, Jack Anthony, Luciano Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2023

MicroBooNE samples are provided for collaborative development in two different formats: HDF5, targeting the broadest audience, and artroot, targeting users that are familiar with the software infrastructure of Fermilab neutrino experiments…

First demonstration of timing resolution in the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Anthony, L. Arellano , et al. · 2023

MicroBooNE is a neutrino experiment located in the Booster Neutrino Beamline (BNB) at Fermilab, which collected data from 2015 to 2021. MicroBooNE’s liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) is accompanied by a photon detection system …

First application of a liquid argon time projection chamber for the search for intranuclear neutron-antineutron transitions and annihilation in $^{40}$Ar using the MicroBooNE detector Open

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano , et al. · 2023

We present a novel methodology to search for intranuclear neutron-antineutron transition ($n\rightarrow\bar{n}$) followed by $\bar{n}$-nucleon annihilation within an $^{40}$Ar nucleus, using the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection cham…

First Measurement of Quasielastic Baryon Production in Muon Antineutrino Interactions in the MicroBooNE Detector Open

P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Anthony, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi , et al. · 2023

We present the first measurement of the cross section of Cabibbo-suppressed Λ baryon production, using data collected with the MicroBooNE detector when exposed to the neutrinos from the main injector beam at the Fermi National Accelerator …

Reconstruction of Large Radius Tracks with the Exa.TrkX pipeline Open

Chunyi Wang, X. Ju, S.‐C. Hsu, Daniel Murnane, P. Calafiura , et al. · 2023

Particle tracking is a challenging pattern recognition task at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the High Luminosity-LHC. Conventional algorithms, such as those based on the Kalman Filter, achieve excellent performance in reconstructing …

Measurement of neutral current single production on argon with the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, J. Anthony, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi , et al. · 2023

We report the first measurement of π0 production in neutral current (NC) interactions on argon with average neutrino energy of ≲1 GeV. We use data from the MicroBooNE detector’s 85 metric tons active volume liquid argon time projection cha…

First double-differential measurement of kinematic imbalance in neutrino interactions with the MicroBooNE detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Anthony, L. Arellano , et al. · 2023

We report the first measurement of flux-integrated double-differential quasielastic-like neutrino-argon cross sections, which have been made using the Booster Neutrino Beam and the MicroBooNE detector at Fermi National Accelerator Laborato…

Multi-Differential Cross Section Measurements of Muon-Neutrino-Argon Quasielastic-like Reactions with the MicroBooNE Detector Open

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Anthony, L. Arellano , et al. · 2023

We report on a flux-integrated multi-differential measurement of charged-current muon neutrino scattering on argon with one muon and one proton in the final state using the Booster Neutrino Beam and MicroBooNE detector at Fermi National Ac…

First measurement of quasi-elastic $Λ$ baryon production in muon anti-neutrino interactions in the MicroBooNE detector Open

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Anthony, L. Arellano , et al. · 2022

We present the first measurement of the cross section of Cabibbo-suppressed $Λ$ baryon production, using data collected with the MicroBooNE detector when exposed to the neutrinos from the Main Injector beam at the Fermi National Accelerato…

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