DOE OSTI · 3010558
Measurement of charged-current muon neutrino-argon interactions without pions in the final state using the MicroBooNE detector
Abstract
We report a new measurement of flux-integrated differential cross sections for charged-current (CC) muon neutrino interactions with argon nuclei that produce no final-state pions (𝜈 𝜇 CC0𝜋). These interactions are of particular importance as a topologically defined signal dominated by quasielasticlike interactions. This measurement was performed with the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber detector located at the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam and uses an exposure of 1.3 ×10 21 protons on target collected between 2015 and 2020. The results are presented in terms of single- and double-differential cross sections as a function of the final-state muon momentum and angle. The data are compared with widely used neutrino event generators. We find good agreement with the single-differential measurements, while only a subset of generators are also able to adequately describe the data in double-differential distributions. This work facilitates comparison with Cherenkov detector measurements, including those located at the Booster Neutrino Be
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Abratenko, P. [Tufts University], Andrade Aldana, D. [Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)], Arellano, L. [The University of Manchester], Asaadi, J. [University of Texas], Ashkenazi, A. [Tel Aviv University], Balasubramanian, S. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Baller, B. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Barnard, A. [University of Oxford], Barr, G. [University of Oxford], Barrow, D. [University of Oxford], Barrow, J. [University of Minnesota], Basque, V. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Bateman, J. [Imperial College London; The University of Manchester], Behera, B. [South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT)], Benevides Rodrigues, O. [Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)], Berkman, S. [Michigan State University], Bhat, A. [University of Chicago], Bhattacharya, M. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Bhelande, V. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)], Bishai, M. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)], Blake, A. [Lancaster University], Bogart, B. [University of Michigan], Bolton, T. [Kansas State University (KSU)], Brunetti, M. B. [The University of Kansas; University of Warwick], Camilleri, L. [Columbia University], Caratelli, D. [University of California], Cavanna, F. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Cerati, G. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Chappell, A. [University of Warwick], Chen, Y. [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory], Conrad, J. M. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)], Convery, M. [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory], Cooper-Troendle, L. [University of Pittsburgh], Crespo-Anadón, J. I. [Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas], Cross, R. [University of Warwick], Del Tutto, M. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Dennis, S. R. [University of Cambridge], Detje, P. [University of Cambridge], Diurba, R. [Universität Bern], Djurcic, Z. [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)], Duffy, K. [University of Oxford], Dytman, S. [University of Pittsburgh], Eberly, B. [University of Southern Maine], Englezos, P. [Rutgers University], Ereditato, A. [University of Chicago; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Evans, J. J. [The University of Manchester], Fang, C. [University of California], Foreman, W. [Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)], Fleming, B. T. [University of Chicago], Franco, D. [University of Chicago], Furmanski, A. P. [University of Minnesota], Gao, F. [University of California], Garcia-Gamez, D. [Universidad de Granada], Gardiner, S. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Ge, G. [Columbia University], Gollapinni, S. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)], Gramellini, E. [The University of Manchester], Green, P. [University of Oxford], Greenlee, H. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Gu, L. [Lancaster University], Gu, W. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)], Guenette, R. [The University of Manchester], Guzowski, P. [The University of Manchester], Hagaman, L. [University of Chicago], Handley, M. D. [University of Cambridge], Hergenhan, A. [Imperial College London], Hen, O. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)], Hilgenberg, C. [University of Minnesota], Horton-Smith, G. A. [Kansas State University (KSU)], Hussain, A. [Kansas State University (KSU)], Irwin, B. [University of Minnesota], Ismail, M. S. [University of Pittsburgh], James, C. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Ji, X. [Nankai University], Jo, J. H. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)], Johnson, R. A. [University of Cincinnati], Kalra, D. [Columbia University], Karagiorgi, G. [Columbia University], Ketchum, W. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Kirby, M. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)], Kobilarcik, T. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Kumar, K. [Columbia University], Lane, N. [Imperial College London; The University of Manchester], Li, J.-Y. [University of Edinburgh], Li, Y. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)], Lin, K. [Rutgers University], Littlejohn, B. R. [Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)], Liu, L. [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)], Louis, W. C. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)], Luo, X. [University of California], Mahmud, T. [Lancaster University], Majeed, N. [Kansas State University (KSU)], Mariani, C. [Center for Neutrino Physics], Marshall, J. [University of Warwick], Martinez, N. [Kansas State University (KSU)], Martinez Caicedo, D. A. [South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT)], Martynenko, S. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)], Mastbaum, A. [Rutgers University], Mawby, I. [Lancaster University], McConkey, N. [Queen Mary University of London]. 2025-10-17. Measurement of charged-current muon neutrino-argon interactions without pions in the final state using the MicroBooNE detector. https://doi.org/10.1103/xfs2-94m3
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