2016/11/02 by Pip Hamilton, Hamilton, Pip
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1611.00820
openalex publication_date 2016/11/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The MicroBooNE detector has recently completed its first year of neutrino beam data-taking in the Booster Neutrino Beam at Fermilab, having collected approximately half of its intended data (3.4×1020 of 6.6×1020 protons on target). We present kinematic distributions of neutrino interactions observed from a small subset of this data (equivalent to 5×1019 protons on target), both as a first step towards a charged-current muon neutrino cross-section on argon, and as an exploration of the capabilities and operational challenges of large liquid argon time projection chambers as neutrino detectors. These distributions have been assessed using fully automated event selection and reconstruction.