First measurement of electron neutrino scattering cross section on argon
Abstract
We report the first electron neutrino cross section measurements on argon, based on data collected by the ArgoNeuT experiment running in the GeV-scale NuMI beamline at Fermilab. A flux-averaged $$\nu_e + \overline{\nu}_e$$ total and a lepton angle differential cross section are extracted using 13 $$\nu_e$$ and $$\overline{\nu}_e$$ events identified with fully-automated selection and reconstruction. We employ electromagnetic-induced shower characterization and analysis tools developed to identify $$\nu_e/\overline{\nu}_e$$-like events among complex interaction topologies present in ArgoNeuT data ($$\langle E_{\bar{\nu}_e} \rangle = 4.3$$ GeV and $$\langle E_{\nu_e} \rangle = 10.5$$ GeV). The techniques are widely applicable to searches for electron-flavor appearance at short- and long-baseline using liquid argon time projection chamber technology. Notably, the data-driven studies of GeV-scale $$\nu_e/\overline{\nu}_e$$ interactions presented in this Letter probe an energy regime relevant for future DUNE oscillation physics.
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- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Contributing Org.:
- ArgoNeuT Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1638309
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1617229; OSTI ID: 1819687
- Report Number(s):
- arXiv:2004.01956; FERMILAB-PUB-20-154-ND
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010; PRVDAQ; 011101
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359; SC0007859
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. D.
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Volume: 102 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Neutrino interactions; Neutrino detectors
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Acciarri, R., Adams, C., Asaadi, J., Baller, B., Basque, V., Bolton, T., Bromberg, C., Cavanna, F., Edmunds, D., Fitzpatrick, R. S., Fleming, B., Green, P., James, C., Lang, K., Lepetic, I., Littlejohn, B. R., Luo, X., Mehdiyev, R., Palamara, O., Scanavini, G., Soderberg, M., Spitz, J., Szelc, A. M., Wu, W., Yang, T., and ArgoNeuT Collaboration. First measurement of electron neutrino scattering cross section on argon. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.102.011101.
Acciarri, R., Adams, C., Asaadi, J., Baller, B., Basque, V., Bolton, T., Bromberg, C., Cavanna, F., Edmunds, D., Fitzpatrick, R. S., Fleming, B., Green, P., James, C., Lang, K., Lepetic, I., Littlejohn, B. R., Luo, X., Mehdiyev, R., Palamara, O., Scanavini, G., Soderberg, M., Spitz, J., Szelc, A. M., Wu, W., Yang, T., & ArgoNeuT Collaboration. First measurement of electron neutrino scattering cross section on argon. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.011101
Acciarri, R., Adams, C., Asaadi, J., Baller, B., Basque, V., Bolton, T., Bromberg, C., Cavanna, F., Edmunds, D., Fitzpatrick, R. S., Fleming, B., Green, P., James, C., Lang, K., Lepetic, I., Littlejohn, B. R., Luo, X., Mehdiyev, R., Palamara, O., Scanavini, G., Soderberg, M., Spitz, J., Szelc, A. M., Wu, W., Yang, T., and ArgoNeuT Collaboration. Mon .
"First measurement of electron neutrino scattering cross section on argon". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.011101.
@article{osti_1638309,
title = {First measurement of electron neutrino scattering cross section on argon},
author = {Acciarri, R. and Adams, C. and Asaadi, J. and Baller, B. and Basque, V. and Bolton, T. and Bromberg, C. and Cavanna, F. and Edmunds, D. and Fitzpatrick, R. S. and Fleming, B. and Green, P. and James, C. and Lang, K. and Lepetic, I. and Littlejohn, B. R. and Luo, X. and Mehdiyev, R. and Palamara, O. and Scanavini, G. and Soderberg, M. and Spitz, J. and Szelc, A. M. and Wu, W. and Yang, T. and ArgoNeuT Collaboration},
abstractNote = {We report the first electron neutrino cross section measurements on argon, based on data collected by the ArgoNeuT experiment running in the GeV-scale NuMI beamline at Fermilab. A flux-averaged $\nu_e + \overline{\nu}_e$ total and a lepton angle differential cross section are extracted using 13 $\nu_e$ and $\overline{\nu}_e$ events identified with fully-automated selection and reconstruction. We employ electromagnetic-induced shower characterization and analysis tools developed to identify $\nu_e/\overline{\nu}_e$-like events among complex interaction topologies present in ArgoNeuT data ($\langle E_{\bar{\nu}_e} \rangle = 4.3$ GeV and $\langle E_{\nu_e} \rangle = 10.5$ GeV). The techniques are widely applicable to searches for electron-flavor appearance at short- and long-baseline using liquid argon time projection chamber technology. Notably, the data-driven studies of GeV-scale $\nu_e/\overline{\nu}_e$ interactions presented in this Letter probe an energy regime relevant for future DUNE oscillation physics.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.102.011101},
journal = {Physical Review. D.},
number = 1,
volume = 102,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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