Muon Energy Reconstruction Through the Multiple Scattering Method in the NO$$\mathrm{\nu}$$A Detectors

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1221331· OSTI ID:1221331

Psihas Olmedo, Silvia Fernanda ^[1]

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1. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Neutrino energy measurements are a crucial component in the experimental study of neutrino oscillations. These measurements are done through the reconstruction of neutrino interactions and energy measurements of their products. This thesis presents the development of a technique to reconstruct the energy of muons from neutrino interactions in the NO$$\mathrm{\nu}$$A experiment. This is achieved through the understanding of muon multiple scattering within the NO$$\mathrm{\nu}$$A detectors. This technique is particularly useful for estimating energies of muons which escape the detector.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 1221331
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-MASTERS-2013-08
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English