Measurement of $$\nu_{\mu}$$ and $$\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$$ Neutral Current $$\pi^{0} \rightarrow \gamma\gamma$$ Production in the ArgoNeuT Detector

Journal Article · 25 July 2017 · Physical Review D

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.96.012006 · OSTI ID:1253009

Acciarri, R. ^[1]

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The ArgoNeuT collaboration reports the first measurement of neutral current $$\pi^{0}$$ production in $$\nu_{\mu}$$-argon and $$\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$$-argon scattering. This measurement was performed using the ArgoNeuT liquid argon time projection chamber deployed at Fermilab's NuMI neutrino beam with an exposure corresponding to 1.2$$\times 10^{20}$$ protons-on-target from the Fermilab Main Injector and a mean energy for $$\nu_{\mu}$$ of 9.6~GeV and for $$\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$$ of 3.6~GeV. We compare the measured cross section and kinematic distributions to predictions from the GENIE and NuWro neutrino interaction event generators.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
• Contributing Organization: ArgoNeuT
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 1253009
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1372935
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-PUB-15-479-ND; arXiv:1511.00941; 1402595
• Journal Information: Physical Review D
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English