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View article: Measurements of differential charged-current cross sections on argon for electron neutrinos with final-state protons in MicroBooNE
Measurements of differential charged-current cross sections on argon for electron neutrinos with final-state protons in MicroBooNE Open
This work presents single-differential electron-neutrino charged-current cross sections on argon measured using the MicroBooNE detector at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The analysis uses data recorded when the Neutrinos at the…
View article: Enhanced search for neutral current <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mml:mi> </mml:math> radiative single-photon production in MicroBooNE
Enhanced search for neutral current radiative single-photon production in MicroBooNE Open
We report results from an updated search for neutral current (NC) resonant Δ ( 1232 ) baryon production and subsequent Δ radiative decay (NC Δ → N γ ). We consider events with and without final state protons; events with a proton can…
View article: First Measurement of $π^+$-Ar and $p$-Ar Total Inelastic Cross Sections in the Sub-GeV Energy Regime with ProtoDUNE-SP Data
First Measurement of $π^+$-Ar and $p$-Ar Total Inelastic Cross Sections in the Sub-GeV Energy Regime with ProtoDUNE-SP Data Open
The ProtoDUNE-SP detector, a kiloton-scale prototype for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), is the largest liquid argon time projection chamber built to date. Operated at CERN from 2018 to 2020, it collected both cosmic-ray d…
View article: Measurement of three-dimensional inclusive muon-neutrino charged-current cross sections on argon with the MicroBooNE detector
Measurement of three-dimensional inclusive muon-neutrino charged-current cross sections on argon with the MicroBooNE detector Open
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…
View article: Search for an Anomalous Production of Charged-Current <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:msub><mml:mi>ν</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:msub></mml:math> Interactions without Visible Pions across Multiple Kinematic Observables in MicroBooNE
Search for an Anomalous Production of Charged-Current Interactions without Visible Pions across Multiple Kinematic Observables in MicroBooNE Open
This Letter presents an investigation of low-energy electron-neutrino interactions in the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam by the MicroBooNE experiment, motivated by the excess of electron-neutrino-like events observed by the MiniBooNE exper…
View article: Data-driven model validation for neutrino-nucleus cross section measurements
Data-driven model validation for neutrino-nucleus cross section measurements Open
Neutrino-nucleus cross section measurements are needed to improve interaction modeling to meet the precision needs of neutrino experiments in efforts to measure oscillation parameters and search for physics beyond the Standard Model. We re…
View article: Supernova pointing capabilities of DUNE
Supernova pointing capabilities of DUNE Open
The determination of the direction of a stellar core collapse via its neutrino emission is crucial for the identification of the progenitor for a multimessenger follow-up. A highly effective method of reconstructing supernova directions wi…
View article: First study of neutrino angle reconstruction using quasielastic-like interactions in MicroBooNE
First study of neutrino angle reconstruction using quasielastic-like interactions in MicroBooNE Open
We investigate the expected precision of the reconstructed neutrino direction using a νμ-argon quasielastic-like event topology with one muon and one proton in the final state and the reconstruction capabilities of the MicroBooNE liquid ar…
View article: First measurement of $\nu_e$ and $\bar{\nu}_e$ charged current single charged pion production differential cross sections on argon using the MicroBooNE detector
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
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…
View article: First Measurement of Charged Current Muon Neutrino-Induced $K^+$ Production on Argon using the MicroBooNE Detector
First Measurement of Charged Current Muon Neutrino-Induced $K^+$ Production on Argon using the MicroBooNE Detector Open
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…
View article: Search for an Anomalous Production of Charged-Current $\\nu_e$ Interactions Without Visible Pions Across Multiple Kinematic Observables in MicroBooNE
Search for an Anomalous Production of Charged-Current $\\nu_e$ Interactions Without Visible Pions Across Multiple Kinematic Observables in MicroBooNE Open
This Letter presents an investigation of low-energy electron-neutrino interactions in the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam by the MicroBooNE experiment, motivated by the excess of electron-neutrino-like events observed by the MiniBooNE exper…
View article: Measurement of the differential cross section for neutral pion production in charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with the MicroBooNE detector
Measurement of the differential cross section for neutral pion production in charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with the MicroBooNE detector Open
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…
View article: First measurement of the total inelastic cross section of positively charged kaons on argon at energies between 5.0 and 7.5 GeV
First measurement of the total inelastic cross section of positively charged kaons on argon at energies between 5.0 and 7.5 GeV Open
ProtoDUNE Single-Phase (ProtoDUNE-SP) is a 770-ton liquid argon time projection chamber that operated in a hadron test beam at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2018. We present a measurement of the total inelastic cross section of charged kao…
View article: Demonstration of new MeV-scale capabilities in large neutrino LArTPCs using ambient radiogenic and cosmogenic activity in MicroBooNE
Demonstration of new MeV-scale capabilities in large neutrino LArTPCs using ambient radiogenic and cosmogenic activity in MicroBooNE Open
Large neutrino liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) experiments can broaden their physics reach by reconstructing and interpreting MeV-scale energy depositions, or blips, present in their data. We demonstrate new calorimetric and …
View article: Exploring code portability solutions for HEP with a particle tracking test code
Exploring code portability solutions for HEP with a particle tracking test code Open
Traditionally, high energy physics (HEP) experiments have relied on x86 CPUs for the majority of their significant computing needs. As the field looks ahead to the next generation of experiments such as DUNE and the High-Luminosity LHC, th…
View article: The track-length extension fitting algorithm for energy measurement of interacting particles in liquid argon TPCs and its performance with ProtoDUNE-SP data
The track-length extension fitting algorithm for energy measurement of interacting particles in liquid argon TPCs and its performance with ProtoDUNE-SP data Open
This paper introduces a novel track-length extension fitting algorithm for measuring the kinetic energies of inelastically interacting particles in liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs). The algorithm finds the most probable offs…
View article: Exploring code portability solutions for HEP with a particle tracking test code
Exploring code portability solutions for HEP with a particle tracking test code Open
Traditionally, high energy physics (HEP) experiments have relied on x86 CPUs for the majority of their significant computing needs. As the field looks ahead to the next generation of experiments such as DUNE and the High-Luminosity LHC, th…
View article: DUNE Phase II: Scientific Opportunities, Detector Concepts, Technological Solutions
DUNE Phase II: Scientific Opportunities, Detector Concepts, Technological Solutions Open
The international collaboration designing and constructing the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) has developed a two-phase strategy toward the implementation of this leading-edge, lar…
View article: First Simultaneous Measurement of Differential Muon-Neutrino Charged-Current Cross Sections on Argon for Final States with and without Protons Using MicroBooNE Data
First Simultaneous Measurement of Differential Muon-Neutrino Charged-Current Cross Sections on Argon for Final States with and without Protons Using MicroBooNE Data Open
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…
View article: Inclusive cross section measurements in final states with and without protons for charged-current <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>ν</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>μ</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>-Ar scattering in MicroBooNE
Inclusive cross section measurements in final states with and without protons for charged-current -Ar scattering in MicroBooNE Open
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…
View article: 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
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
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…
View article: Improving neutrino energy estimation of charged-current interaction events with recurrent neural networks in MicroBooNE
Improving neutrino energy estimation of charged-current interaction events with recurrent neural networks in MicroBooNE Open
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,…
View article: First Search for Dark-Trident Processes Using the MicroBooNE Detector
First Search for Dark-Trident Processes Using the MicroBooNE Detector Open
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…
View article: Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector
Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector Open
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…
View article: First double-differential cross section measurement of neutral-current $π^0$ production in neutrino-argon scattering in the MicroBooNE detector
First double-differential cross section measurement of neutral-current $π^0$ production in neutrino-argon scattering in the MicroBooNE detector Open
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…
View article: Measurement of the differential cross section for neutral pion production in charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with the MicroBooNE detector
Measurement of the differential cross section for neutral pion production in charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with the MicroBooNE detector Open
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…
View article: First Measurement of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>η</mml:mi></mml:math> Meson Production in Neutrino Interactions on Argon with MicroBooNE
First Measurement of Meson Production in Neutrino Interactions on Argon with MicroBooNE Open
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…
View article: Measurement of double-differential cross sections for mesonless charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with final-state protons using the MicroBooNE detector
Measurement of double-differential cross sections for mesonless charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with final-state protons using the MicroBooNE detector Open
Charged-current neutrino interactions with final states containing zero mesons and at least one proton are of high interest for current and future accelerator-based neutrino oscillation experiments. Using the Booster Neutrino Beam and the …
View article: Measurement of ambient radon progeny decay rates and energy spectra in liquid argon using the MicroBooNE detector
Measurement of ambient radon progeny decay rates and energy spectra in liquid argon using the MicroBooNE detector Open
We report measurements of radon progeny in liquid argon within the MicroBooNE time projection chamber (LArTPC). The presence of specific radon daughters in MicroBooNE’s 85 metric tons of active liquid argon bulk is probed with newly develo…
View article: Performance of a modular ton-scale pixel-readout liquid argon time projection chamber
Performance of a modular ton-scale pixel-readout liquid argon time projection chamber Open
The Module-0 Demonstrator is a single-phase 600 kg liquid argon time projection chamber operated as a prototype for the DUNE liquid argon near detector. Based on the ArgonCube design concept, Module-0 features a novel 80k-channel pixelated…