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First observation of low energy electron neutrinos in a liquid argon time projection chamber
Citation: Acciarri, R., Adams, C., Asaadi, J., Baller, B., Bolton, T., Bromberg, C., . . . ArgoNeu, T. C. (2017). First observation of low energy electron neutrinos in a liquid argon time projection chamber. Physical Review D, 95(7), 15. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.95.072005The capabilities of liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs) to reconstruct the spatial and calorimetric information of neutrino events have made them the detectors of choice in a number of experiments, specifically those looking to observe electron neutrino (nu(e)) appearance. The LArTPC promises excellent background rejection capabilities, especially in this "golden" channel for both short and long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. We present the first experimental observation of electron neutrinos and antineutrinos in the ArgoNeut LArTPC, in the energy range relevant to DUNE and the Fermilab Short Baseline Neutrino Program. We have selected 37 electron candidate events and 274 gamma candidate events, and measured an 80% purity of electrons based on a topological selection. Additionally, we present a separation of electrons from gammas using calorimetric energy deposition, demonstrating further separation of electrons from background gammas
Improved Limits on Millicharged Particles Using the ArgoNeuT Experiment at Fermilab
A search for millicharged particles, a simple extension of the standard
model, has been performed with the ArgoNeuT detector exposed to the Neutrinos
at the Main Injector beam at Fermilab. The ArgoNeuT Liquid Argon Time
Projection Chamber detector enables a search for millicharged particles through
the detection of visible electron recoils. We search for an event signature
with two soft hits (MeV-scale energy depositions) aligned with the upstream
target. For an exposure of the detector of protons on
target, one candidate event has been observed, compatible with the expected
background. This search is sensitive to millicharged particles with charges
between and and with masses in the range from GeV
to GeV. This measurement provides leading constraints on millicharged
particles in this large unexplored parameter space region.Comment: Version accepted by PR
First measurement of the cross section for and induced single charged pion production on argon using ArgoNeuT
We report on the first cross section measurement of charged-current single
charged pion production by neutrinos and antineutrinos on argon. This analysis
was performed using the ArgoNeuT detector exposed to the NuMI beam at Fermilab.
The measurements are presented as functions of muon momentum, muon angle, pion
angle, and angle between muon and pion. The flux-averaged cross sections are
measured to be for neutrinos at a mean energy of 9.6 GeV and
for antineutrinos at a mean energy of 3.6 GeV with
the charged pion momentum above 100 MeV/. The results are compared with
several model predictions
Rejecting cosmic background for exclusive neutrino interaction studies with Liquid Argon TPCs; a case study with the MicroBooNE detector
Cosmic ray (CR) interactions can be a challenging source of background for
neutrino oscillation and cross-section measurements in surface detectors. We
present methods for CR rejection in measurements of charged-current
quasielastic-like (CCQE-like) neutrino interactions, with a muon and a proton
in the final state, measured using liquid argon time projection chambers
(LArTPCs). Using a sample of cosmic data collected with the MicroBooNE
detector, mixed with simulated neutrino scattering events, a set of event
selection criteria is developed that produces an event sample with minimal
contribution from CR background. Depending on the selection criteria used a
purity between 50% and 80% can be achieved with a signal selection efficiency
between 50% and 25%, with higher purity coming at the expense of lower
efficiency. While using a specific dataset from the MicroBooNE detector and
selection criteria values optimized for CCQE-like events, the concepts
presented here are generic and can be adapted for various studies of exclusive
{\nu}{\mu} interactions in LArTPCs.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figures, 1 tabl
First Measurement of Charged-Current Production on Argon with a LArTPC
We report the first measurement of the flux-integrated cross section of
charged-current single production on argon. This
measurement is performed with the MicroBooNE detector, an 85 ton active mass
liquid argon time projection chamber exposed to the Booster Neutrino Beam at
Fermilab. This result on argon is compared to past measurements on lighter
nuclei to investigate the scaling assumptions used in models of the production
and transport of pions in neutrino-nucleus scattering. The techniques used are
an important demonstration of the successful reconstruction and analysis of
neutrino interactions producing electromagnetic final states using a liquid
argon time projection chamber operating at the earth's surface
New CC0\pi\ GENIE Model Tune for MicroBooNE
A novel tune has been made for the MicroBooNE experiment. The fit uses 4 new
parameters within the GENIE v3.0.6 Monte Carlo program. Charged current
pionless data from the T2K experiment was used. New uncertainties were
obtained. These results will be used in future MicroBooNE analyses.Comment: 24 pages, 14 figure
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