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Title: Comparison of $$\nu_\mu$$-Ar multiplicity distributions observed by MicroBooNE to GENIE model predictions

Abstract

We measure a large set of observables in inclusive charged current muon neutrino scattering on argon with the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber operating at Fermilab. We evaluate three neutrino interaction models based on the widely used GENIE event generator using these observables. The measurement uses a data set consisting of neutrino interactions with a final state muon candidate fully contained within the MicroBooNE detector. These data were collected in 2016 with the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam, which has an average neutrino energy of $$800~\hbox {MeV}$$ , using an exposure corresponding to $$ 5.0\times 10^{19}$$ protons-on-target. The analysis employs fully automatic event selection and charged particle track reconstruction and uses a data-driven technique to separate neutrino interactions from cosmic ray background events. We find that GENIE models consistently describe the shapes of a large number of kinematic distributions for fixed observed multiplicity.

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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
MicroBooNE Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1440008
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1498855; OSTI ID: 1529439; OSTI ID: 1638357
Report Number(s):
arXiv:1805.06887; FERMILAB-PUB-18-077-ND; BNL-211354-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6044; 1673688; TRN: US1900710
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359; SC0007859; AC02-76SF00515; SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 79; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6044
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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Adams, C., An, R., Anthony, J., Asaadi, J., Auger, M., Balasubramanian, S., Baller, B., Barnes, C., Barr, G., Bass, M., Bay, F., Bhat, A., Bhattacharya, K., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bolton, T., Camilleri, L., Caratelli, D., Castillo Fernandez, R., Cavanna, F., Cerati, G., Chen, H., Chen, Y., Church, E., Cianci, D., Cohen, E., Collin, G. H., Conrad, J. M., Convery, M., Cooper-Troendle, L., Crespo-Anadón, J. I., Del Tutto, M., Devitt, D., Diaz, A., Dytman, S., Eberly, B., Ereditato, A., Escudero Sanchez, L., Esquivel, J., Evans, J. J., Fadeeva, A. A., Fleming, B. T., Foreman, W., Furmanski, A. P., Garcia-Gamez, D., Garvey, G. T., Genty, V., Goeldi, D., Gollapinni, S., Gramellini, E., Greenlee, H., Grosso, R., Guenette, R., Guzowski, P., Hackenburg, A., Hamilton, P., Hen, O., Hewes, J., Hill, C., Ho, J., Horton-Smith, G. A., Hourlier, A., Huang, E. -C., James, C., de Vries, J. Jan, Jiang, L., Johnson, R. A., Joshi, J., Jostlein, H., Jwa, Y. -J., Kaleko, D., Karagiorgi, G., Ketchum, W., Kirby, B., Kirby, M., Kobilarcik, T., Kreslo, I., Li, Y., Lister, A., Littlejohn, B. R., Lockwitz, S., Lorca, D., Louis, W. C., Luethi, M., Lundberg, B., Luo, X., Marchionni, A., Marcocci, S., Mariani, C., Marshall, J., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., Mastbaum, A., Meddage, V., Mettler, T., Miceli, T., Mills, G. B., Mogan, A., Moon, J., Mooney, M., Moore, C. D., Mousseau, J., Murphy, M., Murrells, R., Naples, D., Nienaber, P., Nowak, J., Palamara, O., Pandey, V., Paolone, V., Papadopoulou, A., Papavassiliou, V., Pate, S. F., Pavlovic, Z., Piasetzky, E., Porzio, D., Pulliam, G., Qian, X., Raaf, J. L., Rafique, A., Rochester, L., Ross-Lonergan, M., von Rohr, C. Rudolf, Russell, B., Schmitz, D. W., Schukraft, A., Seligman, W., Shaevitz, M. H., Sinclair, J., Smith, A., Snider, E. L., Soderberg, M., Söldner-Rembold, S., Soleti, S. R., Spentzouris, P., Spitz, J., John, J. St., Strauss, T., Sutton, K., Sword-Fehlberg, S., Szelc, A. M., Tagg, N., Tang, W., Terao, K., Thomson, M., Toups, M., Tsai, Y. -T., Tufanli, S., Usher, T., Van De Pontseele, W., Van de Water, R. G., Viren, B., Weber, M., Wei, H., Wickremasinghe, D. A., Wierman, K., Williams, Z., Wolbers, S., Wongjirad, T., Woodruff, K., Yang, T., Yarbrough, G., Yates, L. E., Zeller, G. P., Zennamo, J., and Zhang, C. Comparison of $\nu_\mu$-Ar multiplicity distributions observed by MicroBooNE to GENIE model predictions. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6742-3.
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Adams, C., An, R., Anthony, J., Asaadi, J., Auger, M., Balasubramanian, S., Baller, B., Barnes, C., Barr, G., Bass, M., Bay, F., Bhat, A., Bhattacharya, K., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bolton, T., Camilleri, L., Caratelli, D., Castillo Fernandez, R., Cavanna, F., Cerati, G., Chen, H., Chen, Y., Church, E., Cianci, D., Cohen, E., Collin, G. H., Conrad, J. M., Convery, M., Cooper-Troendle, L., Crespo-Anadón, J. I., Del Tutto, M., Devitt, D., Diaz, A., Dytman, S., Eberly, B., Ereditato, A., Escudero Sanchez, L., Esquivel, J., Evans, J. J., Fadeeva, A. A., Fleming, B. T., Foreman, W., Furmanski, A. P., Garcia-Gamez, D., Garvey, G. T., Genty, V., Goeldi, D., Gollapinni, S., Gramellini, E., Greenlee, H., Grosso, R., Guenette, R., Guzowski, P., Hackenburg, A., Hamilton, P., Hen, O., Hewes, J., Hill, C., Ho, J., Horton-Smith, G. A., Hourlier, A., Huang, E. -C., James, C., de Vries, J. Jan, Jiang, L., Johnson, R. A., Joshi, J., Jostlein, H., Jwa, Y. -J., Kaleko, D., Karagiorgi, G., Ketchum, W., Kirby, B., Kirby, M., Kobilarcik, T., Kreslo, I., Li, Y., Lister, A., Littlejohn, B. R., Lockwitz, S., Lorca, D., Louis, W. C., Luethi, M., Lundberg, B., Luo, X., Marchionni, A., Marcocci, S., Mariani, C., Marshall, J., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., Mastbaum, A., Meddage, V., Mettler, T., Miceli, T., Mills, G. B., Mogan, A., Moon, J., Mooney, M., Moore, C. D., Mousseau, J., Murphy, M., Murrells, R., Naples, D., Nienaber, P., Nowak, J., Palamara, O., Pandey, V., Paolone, V., Papadopoulou, A., Papavassiliou, V., Pate, S. F., Pavlovic, Z., Piasetzky, E., Porzio, D., Pulliam, G., Qian, X., Raaf, J. L., Rafique, A., Rochester, L., Ross-Lonergan, M., von Rohr, C. Rudolf, Russell, B., Schmitz, D. W., Schukraft, A., Seligman, W., Shaevitz, M. H., Sinclair, J., Smith, A., Snider, E. L., Soderberg, M., Söldner-Rembold, S., Soleti, S. R., Spentzouris, P., Spitz, J., John, J. St., Strauss, T., Sutton, K., Sword-Fehlberg, S., Szelc, A. M., Tagg, N., Tang, W., Terao, K., Thomson, M., Toups, M., Tsai, Y. -T., Tufanli, S., Usher, T., Van De Pontseele, W., Van de Water, R. G., Viren, B., Weber, M., Wei, H., Wickremasinghe, D. A., Wierman, K., Williams, Z., Wolbers, S., Wongjirad, T., Woodruff, K., Yang, T., Yarbrough, G., Yates, L. E., Zeller, G. P., Zennamo, J., & Zhang, C. Comparison of $\nu_\mu$-Ar multiplicity distributions observed by MicroBooNE to GENIE model predictions. United States. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6742-3.
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Adams, C., An, R., Anthony, J., Asaadi, J., Auger, M., Balasubramanian, S., Baller, B., Barnes, C., Barr, G., Bass, M., Bay, F., Bhat, A., Bhattacharya, K., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bolton, T., Camilleri, L., Caratelli, D., Castillo Fernandez, R., Cavanna, F., Cerati, G., Chen, H., Chen, Y., Church, E., Cianci, D., Cohen, E., Collin, G. H., Conrad, J. M., Convery, M., Cooper-Troendle, L., Crespo-Anadón, J. I., Del Tutto, M., Devitt, D., Diaz, A., Dytman, S., Eberly, B., Ereditato, A., Escudero Sanchez, L., Esquivel, J., Evans, J. J., Fadeeva, A. A., Fleming, B. T., Foreman, W., Furmanski, A. P., Garcia-Gamez, D., Garvey, G. T., Genty, V., Goeldi, D., Gollapinni, S., Gramellini, E., Greenlee, H., Grosso, R., Guenette, R., Guzowski, P., Hackenburg, A., Hamilton, P., Hen, O., Hewes, J., Hill, C., Ho, J., Horton-Smith, G. A., Hourlier, A., Huang, E. -C., James, C., de Vries, J. Jan, Jiang, L., Johnson, R. A., Joshi, J., Jostlein, H., Jwa, Y. -J., Kaleko, D., Karagiorgi, G., Ketchum, W., Kirby, B., Kirby, M., Kobilarcik, T., Kreslo, I., Li, Y., Lister, A., Littlejohn, B. R., Lockwitz, S., Lorca, D., Louis, W. C., Luethi, M., Lundberg, B., Luo, X., Marchionni, A., Marcocci, S., Mariani, C., Marshall, J., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., Mastbaum, A., Meddage, V., Mettler, T., Miceli, T., Mills, G. B., Mogan, A., Moon, J., Mooney, M., Moore, C. D., Mousseau, J., Murphy, M., Murrells, R., Naples, D., Nienaber, P., Nowak, J., Palamara, O., Pandey, V., Paolone, V., Papadopoulou, A., Papavassiliou, V., Pate, S. F., Pavlovic, Z., Piasetzky, E., Porzio, D., Pulliam, G., Qian, X., Raaf, J. L., Rafique, A., Rochester, L., Ross-Lonergan, M., von Rohr, C. Rudolf, Russell, B., Schmitz, D. W., Schukraft, A., Seligman, W., Shaevitz, M. H., Sinclair, J., Smith, A., Snider, E. L., Soderberg, M., Söldner-Rembold, S., Soleti, S. R., Spentzouris, P., Spitz, J., John, J. St., Strauss, T., Sutton, K., Sword-Fehlberg, S., Szelc, A. M., Tagg, N., Tang, W., Terao, K., Thomson, M., Toups, M., Tsai, Y. -T., Tufanli, S., Usher, T., Van De Pontseele, W., Van de Water, R. G., Viren, B., Weber, M., Wei, H., Wickremasinghe, D. A., Wierman, K., Williams, Z., Wolbers, S., Wongjirad, T., Woodruff, K., Yang, T., Yarbrough, G., Yates, L. E., Zeller, G. P., Zennamo, J., and Zhang, C. Mon . "Comparison of $\nu_\mu$-Ar multiplicity distributions observed by MicroBooNE to GENIE model predictions". United States. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6742-3. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1440008.
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@article{osti_1440008,
title = {Comparison of $\nu_\mu$-Ar multiplicity distributions observed by MicroBooNE to GENIE model predictions},
author = {Adams, C. and An, R. and Anthony, J. and Asaadi, J. and Auger, M. and Balasubramanian, S. and Baller, B. and Barnes, C. and Barr, G. and Bass, M. and Bay, F. and Bhat, A. and Bhattacharya, K. and Bishai, M. and Blake, A. and Bolton, T. and Camilleri, L. and Caratelli, D. and Castillo Fernandez, R. and Cavanna, F. and Cerati, G. and Chen, H. and Chen, Y. and Church, E. and Cianci, D. and Cohen, E. and Collin, G. H. and Conrad, J. M. and Convery, M. and Cooper-Troendle, L. and Crespo-Anadón, J. I. and Del Tutto, M. and Devitt, D. and Diaz, A. and Dytman, S. and Eberly, B. and Ereditato, A. and Escudero Sanchez, L. and Esquivel, J. and Evans, J. J. and Fadeeva, A. A. and Fleming, B. T. and Foreman, W. and Furmanski, A. P. and Garcia-Gamez, D. and Garvey, G. T. and Genty, V. and Goeldi, D. and Gollapinni, S. and Gramellini, E. and Greenlee, H. and Grosso, R. and Guenette, R. and Guzowski, P. and Hackenburg, A. and Hamilton, P. and Hen, O. and Hewes, J. and Hill, C. and Ho, J. and Horton-Smith, G. A. and Hourlier, A. and Huang, E. -C. and James, C. and de Vries, J. Jan and Jiang, L. and Johnson, R. A. and Joshi, J. and Jostlein, H. and Jwa, Y. -J. and Kaleko, D. and Karagiorgi, G. and Ketchum, W. and Kirby, B. and Kirby, M. and Kobilarcik, T. and Kreslo, I. and Li, Y. and Lister, A. and Littlejohn, B. R. and Lockwitz, S. and Lorca, D. and Louis, W. C. and Luethi, M. and Lundberg, B. and Luo, X. and Marchionni, A. and Marcocci, S. and Mariani, C. and Marshall, J. and Martinez Caicedo, D. A. and Mastbaum, A. and Meddage, V. and Mettler, T. and Miceli, T. and Mills, G. B. and Mogan, A. and Moon, J. and Mooney, M. and Moore, C. D. and Mousseau, J. and Murphy, M. and Murrells, R. and Naples, D. and Nienaber, P. and Nowak, J. and Palamara, O. and Pandey, V. and Paolone, V. and Papadopoulou, A. and Papavassiliou, V. and Pate, S. F. and Pavlovic, Z. and Piasetzky, E. and Porzio, D. and Pulliam, G. and Qian, X. and Raaf, J. L. and Rafique, A. and Rochester, L. and Ross-Lonergan, M. and von Rohr, C. Rudolf and Russell, B. and Schmitz, D. W. and Schukraft, A. and Seligman, W. and Shaevitz, M. H. and Sinclair, J. and Smith, A. and Snider, E. L. and Soderberg, M. and Söldner-Rembold, S. and Soleti, S. R. and Spentzouris, P. and Spitz, J. and John, J. St. and Strauss, T. and Sutton, K. and Sword-Fehlberg, S. and Szelc, A. M. and Tagg, N. and Tang, W. and Terao, K. and Thomson, M. and Toups, M. and Tsai, Y. -T. and Tufanli, S. and Usher, T. and Van De Pontseele, W. and Van de Water, R. G. and Viren, B. and Weber, M. and Wei, H. and Wickremasinghe, D. A. and Wierman, K. and Williams, Z. and Wolbers, S. and Wongjirad, T. and Woodruff, K. and Yang, T. and Yarbrough, G. and Yates, L. E. and Zeller, G. P. and Zennamo, J. and Zhang, C.},
abstractNote = {We measure a large set of observables in inclusive charged current muon neutrino scattering on argon with the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber operating at Fermilab. We evaluate three neutrino interaction models based on the widely used GENIE event generator using these observables. The measurement uses a data set consisting of neutrino interactions with a final state muon candidate fully contained within the MicroBooNE detector. These data were collected in 2016 with the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam, which has an average neutrino energy of $800~\hbox {MeV}$ , using an exposure corresponding to $ 5.0\times 10^{19}$ protons-on-target. The analysis employs fully automatic event selection and charged particle track reconstruction and uses a data-driven technique to separate neutrino interactions from cosmic ray background events. We find that GENIE models consistently describe the shapes of a large number of kinematic distributions for fixed observed multiplicity.},
doi = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6742-3},
journal = {European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields},
number = 3,
volume = 79,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {3}
}
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