Measurements of differential charged-current cross sections on argon for electron neutrinos with final-state protons in MicroBooNE
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This work presents single-differential electron-neutrino charged-current cross sections on argon measured using the MicroBooNE detector at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The analysis uses data recorded when the Neutrinos at the Main Injector beam was operating in both neutrino and antineutrino modes, with exposures of 2 × 10 20 and 5 × 10 20 protons on target, respectively. A selection algorithm targeting electron-neutrino charged-current interactions with at least one proton, one electron, and no pions in the final topology is used to measure differential cross sections as a function of outgoing electron energy, total visible energy, and the cosine of the opening angle between the electron and the most energetic proton. The interaction rate as a function of proton multiplicity is also reported. The total cross section is measured as [ 4.1 ± 0.3 ( stat ) ± 1.1 ( syst ) ] × 10 − 39 cm 2 / nucleon . The unfolded cross-section measurements are compared to predictions from neutrino event generators commonly employed in the field. Good agreement is seen across all variables within uncertainties.
DOI: 10.1103/lwrr-98vx
Authors: P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi, S. Balasubramanian, B. Baller, A. Barnard, G. Barr, D. Barrow, J. Barrow, V. Basque, J. Bateman, B. Behera, O. Benevides Rodrigues, S. Berkman, A. Bhat, V. Bhelande, M. Bhattacharya, A. Binau, M. Bishai, A. Blake, B. Bogart, T. Bolton, M. B. Brunetti, L. Camilleri, D. Caratelli, F. Cavanna, G. Cerati, A. Chappell, Y. Chen, J. M. Conrad, M. Convery, L. Cooper-Troendle, J. I. Crespo-Anadón, R. Cross, M. Del Tutto, S. R. Dennis, P. Detje, R. Diurba, Z. Djurcic, K. Duffy, S. Dytman, B. Eberly, P. Englezos, A. Ereditato, J. J. Evans, C. Fang, W. Foreman, B. T. Fleming, D. Franco, A. P. Furmanski, F. Gao, D. Garcia-Gamez, S. Gardiner, G. Ge, S. Gollapinni, E. Gramellini, P. Green, H. Greenlee, L. Gu, W. Gu, K. Gumpula, R. Guenette, L. Hagaman, M. D. Handley, M. Harrison, S. Hawkins, A. Hergenhan, O. Hen, C. Hilgenberg, G. A. Horton-Smith, A. Hussain, B. Irwin, M. S. Ismail, C. James, X. Ji, J. H. Jo, A. Johnson, R. A. Johnson, D. Kalra, G. Karagiorgi, A. Kelly, W. Ketchum, M. Kirby, T. Kobilarcik, K. Kumar, N. Lane, J.-Y. Li, Y. Li, K. Lin, B. R. Littlejohn, L. Liu, S. Liu, W. C. Louis, X. Luo, T. Mahmud, N. Majeed, C. Mariani, J. Marshall, F. Martinez Lopez, D. A. Martinez Caicedo, M. G. Manuel Alves, S. Martynenko, A. Mastbaum, I. Mawby, N. McConkey, B. McConnell, L. Mellet, J. Mendez, J. Micallef, K. Miller, A. Mogan, T. Mohayai, M. Mooney, A. F. Moor, C. D. Moore, L. Mora Lepin, M. A. Hernandez Morquecho, M. M. Moudgalya, S. Mulleriababu, D. Naples, A. Navrer-Agasson, D. Nawarathne, N. Nayak, M. Nebot-Guinot, C. Nguyen, L. Nguyen, J. Nowak, N. Oza, O. Palamara, N. Pallat, V. Paolone, A. Papadopoulou, V. Papavassiliou, H. B. Parkinson, S. F. Pate, N. Patel, Z. Pavlovic, E. Piasetzky, K. Pletcher, I. Pophale, X. Qian, J. L. Raaf, V. Radeka, A. Rafique, M. Reggiani-Guzzo, J. Rodriguez Rondon, M. Rosenberg, M. Ross-Lonergan, I. Safa, C. Sauer, D. W. Schmitz, A. Schukraft, W. Seligman, M. H. Shaevitz, R. Sharankova, J. Shi, L. Silva, E. L. Snider, S. Söldner-Rembold, J. Spitz, M. Stancari, J. St. John, T. Strauss, A. M. Szelc, N. Taniuchi, K. Terao, C. Thorpe, D. Torbunov, D. Totani, M. Toups, A. Trettin, Y.-T. Tsai, J. Tyler, M. A. Uchida, T. Usher, B. Viren, J. Wang, L. Wang, M. Weber, H. Wei, A. J. White, S. Wolbers, T. Wongjirad, K. Wresilo, W. Wu, E. Yandel, T. Yang, L. E. Yates, H. W. Yu, G. P. Zeller, J. Zennamo, S. Zhai, C. Zhang, Y. Zhang
Institutions: Tufts University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, University of Oxford, University of Minnesota, University of Manchester, Imperial College London, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Michigan State University, University of Chicago, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Indiana University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lancaster University, University of Michigan, Kansas State University, University of Kansas, Columbia University, University of Warwick, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, University of Cambridge, University of Bern, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Southern Maine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Universidad de Granada, Nankai University, University of Cincinnati, University of Edinburgh, Queen Mary University of London, Louisiana State University, Colorado State University, New Mexico State University, University of Notre Dame
Language: English
Topic: Neutrino Physics Research
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Bern, UK Research and Innovation, Royal Society, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Office of Science, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Science and Technology Facilities Council, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Fermilab, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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