Search for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detector
<p>The Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment (MicroBooNE) is a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) located in the Booster Neutrino Beam at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The experiment was devised to investigate a series of observed anomalies concerning short-baseline neutrino os...
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| author | Van De Pontseele, W |
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| description | <p>The Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment (MicroBooNE) is a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) located in the Booster Neutrino Beam at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The experiment was devised to investigate a series of observed anomalies concerning short-baseline neutrino oscillation physics. The LArTPC technology enables the experiment to study neutrino-argon scattering with unprecedented detail.</p>
<p>This thesis presents a cosmic-ray characterisation and rate measurement. The understanding of cosmic activity in the detector - MicroBooNE's dominant background - is then used to develop cosmic rejection tools. A flavour-agnostic neutrino selection is constructed, which forms the cornerstone of this and further analyses. Inclusive muon and electron charged-current neutrino interaction selections with unprecedented purity and efficiency are presented. </p>
<p>The first fully-automated characterisation of electron neutrinos in a muon neutrino beam with the LArTPC detector technology is performed. The Booster Neutrino Beam has an energy peaking around 1GeV and an intrinsic electron content of approximately 0.5%. The analysis investigates electrons produced in charged-current electron neutrino interactions. The kinematics of the electrons are measured along with comparisons to simulation. Most of the systematic uncertainties are constrained using a data-driven sample of charged-current muon neutrino events. The measurement of electron neutrinos originating from the Booster Neutrino Beam is a crucial component towards understanding the nature of the observed excess of low-energy electromagnetic-like events at its predecessor, MiniBooNE.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3a626a2c-fe7a-4a13-9f80-0fc090d6913a2024-12-07T14:50:09ZSearch for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detectorThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:3a626a2c-fe7a-4a13-9f80-0fc090d6913aParticles (Nuclear physics)Experimental Particle PhysicsEnglishORA Deposit2020Van De Pontseele, WGuenette, RWeber, A<p>The Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment (MicroBooNE) is a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) located in the Booster Neutrino Beam at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The experiment was devised to investigate a series of observed anomalies concerning short-baseline neutrino oscillation physics. The LArTPC technology enables the experiment to study neutrino-argon scattering with unprecedented detail.</p> <p>This thesis presents a cosmic-ray characterisation and rate measurement. The understanding of cosmic activity in the detector - MicroBooNE's dominant background - is then used to develop cosmic rejection tools. A flavour-agnostic neutrino selection is constructed, which forms the cornerstone of this and further analyses. Inclusive muon and electron charged-current neutrino interaction selections with unprecedented purity and efficiency are presented. </p> <p>The first fully-automated characterisation of electron neutrinos in a muon neutrino beam with the LArTPC detector technology is performed. The Booster Neutrino Beam has an energy peaking around 1GeV and an intrinsic electron content of approximately 0.5%. The analysis investigates electrons produced in charged-current electron neutrino interactions. The kinematics of the electrons are measured along with comparisons to simulation. Most of the systematic uncertainties are constrained using a data-driven sample of charged-current muon neutrino events. The measurement of electron neutrinos originating from the Booster Neutrino Beam is a crucial component towards understanding the nature of the observed excess of low-energy electromagnetic-like events at its predecessor, MiniBooNE.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Particles (Nuclear physics) Experimental Particle Physics Van De Pontseele, W Search for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detector |
| title | Search for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detector |
| title_full | Search for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detector |
| title_fullStr | Search for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Search for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detector |
| title_short | Search for electron neutrino anomalies with the MicroBooNE detector |
| title_sort | search for electron neutrino anomalies with the microboone detector |
| topic | Particles (Nuclear physics) Experimental Particle Physics |
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