ArgoNeuT · 2012

First Measurements of Inclusive Muon Neutrino Charged Current Differential Cross Sections on Argon

Phys.Rev.Lett. 108 161802 · 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.161802

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Measurements

Current	Flavor	Target	Topology	Type	Observables	Energy
CC	νμ	Ar	Inclusive	single-diff	differential cross sections (muon angle and momentum)	angles 0-36deg, momentum 0-25GeV

Abstract

The ArgoNeuT collaboration presents the first measurements of inclusive muon neutrino charged current differential cross sections on argon. Obtained in the NuMI neutrino beamline at Fermilab, the results are reported in terms of outgoing muon angle and momentum. The data are consistent with the Monte Carlo expectation across the full range of kinematics sampled, $0^\circ$ $<\theta_\mu$ $<36^\circ$ and 0 $<P_\mu$ $<25$ GeV/c. Along with confirming the viability of liquid argon time projection chamber technology for neutrino detection, the measurements allow tests of low energy neutrino scattering models important for interpreting results from long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments designed to investigate CP violation and the orientation of the neutrino mass hierarchy.

Citation

@article{ArgoNeuT:2011bms,
    author = "Anderson, C. and others",
    collaboration = "ArgoNeuT",
    title = "{First Measurements of Inclusive Muon Neutrino Charged Current Differential Cross Sections on Argon}",
    eprint = "1111.0103",
    archivePrefix = "arXiv",
    primaryClass = "hep-ex",
    reportNumber = "FERMILAB-PUB-11-591-PPD",
    doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.161802",
    journal = "Phys. Rev. Lett.",
    volume = "108",
    pages = "161802",
    year = "2012"
}