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Title: A Measurement of the Neutrino Neutral Current π0 Cross Section at MiniBooNE

Thesis/Dissertation ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15020150· OSTI ID:15020150
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  1. Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States)

The MiniBooNE neutrino beam and detector at Fermilab are used to study the production of neutral current π0 events. The cross sections for neutrino interactions with mineral oil (CH2) are reported for resonantly produced and coherently produced single π0 events. We measure a resonant single π0 cross section of σ(vμ N π0) = (0.0129 ± 0.0011(stat.) ± 0.0043(syst.)) x 10-36 cm2/CH2 at a mean neutrino energy of 1.26 GeV. We measure a coherent single π0 cross section of σ(vμ A → vμ A π0) = (0.00077 ± 0.00016 (stat.) ± 0.00036 (syst.)) x 10-36 cm2/CH2 at mean neutrino energy 1.12 GeV.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
OSTI ID:
15020150
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-THESIS-2005-20; TRN: US200606%%283
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English