08497nam 2200469 450 991063989340332120231110221406.09783031195723(electronic bk.)9783031195716(MiAaPQ)EBC7165814(Au-PeEL)EBL7165814(CKB)25913951700041(PPN)267814259(EXLCZ)992591395170004120230421d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExploring electron-neutrino-argon interactions /Krishan V. J. MistryCham, Switzerland :Springer,[2023]©20231 online resource (223 pages)Springer Theses Print version: Mistry, Krishan V. J. Exploring Electron-Neutrino-Argon Interactions Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031195716 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Supervisor's Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Outline -- References -- 2 Overview of Neutrino Properties -- 2.1 The Weak Interaction -- 2.2 Discovery of the Neutrino -- 2.3 Neutrino Oscillations -- 2.3.1 Neutrino Mixing -- 2.3.2 Neutrino Oscillations in Vacuum -- 2.4 Neutrino Oscillation Parameter Overview -- 2.4.1 Atmospheric Mixing Parameters -- 2.4.2 Solar Mixing Parameters -- 2.4.3 Reactor Mixing Parameters -- 2.4.4 Summary of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters -- 2.4.5 Short-Baseline Oscillations -- 2.4.6 Oscillations with Electron Neutrinos -- References -- 3 Neutrino Interactions -- 3.1 Importance of Neutrino Cross Sections in Oscillation Experiments -- 3.2 Neutrino Interactions -- 3.2.1 Neutrino Generators -- 3.2.2 Quasi-Elastic Scattering -- 3.2.3 Resonant Scattering and Pion Production -- 3.2.4 Deep Inelastic Scattering -- 3.3 Nuclear Effects -- 3.3.1 Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions -- 3.3.2 Nucleon-Nucleon Correlations -- 3.3.3 Final State Interactions -- 3.4 Inclusive and Exclusive Measurements -- 3.5 Electron Neutrino Cross Section Measurements -- 3.5.1 Gargamelle -- 3.5.2 T2K -- 3.5.3 MINERvA -- 3.5.4 ArgoNeuT -- 3.5.5 Summary of Electron Neutrino Measurements -- References -- 4 MicroBooNE as a LArTPC Detector -- 4.1 Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers -- 4.2 Particle Interactions with Argon -- 4.2.1 Charged Particle Energy Loss -- 4.2.2 Chargeless Particle Interactions -- 4.2.3 Electromagnetic Showers -- 4.3 LArTPC Detector Effects -- 4.3.1 Diffusion -- 4.3.2 Space Charge Effect -- 4.3.3 Electron-Ion Recombination -- 4.3.4 Argon Purity -- 4.4 LArTPC Scintillation Light -- 4.4.1 Scintillation Light Production -- 4.4.2 Scattering and Attenuation -- 4.5 MicroBooNE TPC -- 4.5.1 MicroBooNE Charge Collection -- 4.5.2 MicroBooNE Light Collection System -- 4.6 MicroBooNE Readout and Trigger System.4.6.1 MicroBooNE Readout -- 4.6.2 Beam Hardware Trigger -- 4.6.3 Software Trigger -- 4.6.4 External and Unbiased Trigger -- 4.7 MicroBooNE Event Display -- References -- 5 The NuMI Beam and Neutrino Flux Prediction at MicroBooNE -- 5.1 Neutrino Production -- 5.2 The NuMI Beam -- 5.2.1 Neutrino and Antineutrino Modes -- 5.2.2 NuMI Protons: Timing, Slip-Stacking and Intensity -- 5.3 The NuMI Beam Simulation -- 5.3.1 g4numi_flugg -- 5.3.2 g4numi -- 5.3.3 Beam Simulation Output -- 5.4 Flux Constraints with PPFX -- 5.5 Neutrino Flux Calculation -- 5.6 NuMI Flux at MicroBooNE -- 5.6.1 Central Value Flux Prediction -- 5.6.2 Flux Prediction by Neutrino Parent -- 5.6.3 Flux Prediction in Energy and Angle -- 5.7 Flux Uncertainties -- 5.7.1 Hadron Production Uncertainties -- 5.7.2 Beamline Geometry Uncertainties -- 5.8 Flux and Event Rate Comparisons -- 5.8.1 Flux Comparisons -- 5.8.2 Rate Comparisons -- References -- 6 Simulation and Reconstruction in MicroBooNE -- 6.1 Neutrino Generation -- 6.2 Cosmic Modelling -- 6.2.1 Cosmic Simulation -- 6.2.2 Cosmic Overlay -- 6.3 Particle, Charge and Light Propagation -- 6.4 Detector Simulation -- 6.5 TPC Signal Processing -- 6.5.1 Deconvolution -- 6.5.2 ROI Finding -- 6.5.3 Hit Finding -- 6.6 Optical Reconstruction -- 6.6.1 Optical Hits -- 6.6.2 Flash Reconstruction -- 6.7 Pandora Reconstruction -- 6.8 Charge Calibration and Energy Reconstruction -- 6.8.1 dQ/dx Calibration -- 6.8.2 dE/dx Calibration and Energy Reconstruction -- 6.9 Reconstructed-Truth Matching -- 6.10 MCC8 and MCC9 Productions -- 6.11 Samples -- 6.11.1 Beam-On Sample -- 6.11.2 Beam-Off Sample -- 6.11.3 Standard Monte Carlo Sample -- 6.11.4 Intrinsic Electron Neutrino Monte Carlo Sample -- 6.11.5 Out-of-Cryostat Monte Carlo Sample -- 6.11.6 Normalisation Factors -- 6.12 MicroBooNE Coordinate System -- 6.13 Efficiency and Purity -- References.7 Measurement of the Total Electron Neutrino and Antineutrino Cross Section on Argon -- 7.1 Charged Current Inclusive Selection -- 7.1.1 Pre-selection -- 7.1.2 Flash Matching -- 7.1.3 Vertex Reconstruction Quality -- 7.1.4 Shower Hit Threshold -- 7.1.5 Electron-Like Showers -- 7.1.6 Final Selection -- 7.1.7 Selection Performance -- 7.2 Total Cross Section -- 7.2.1 Cross Section Formula -- 7.2.2 Integrated Flux -- 7.2.3 Number of Target Nucleons -- 7.3 Systematic Uncertainties -- 7.3.1 Flux Uncertainties -- 7.3.2 Interaction Uncertainties -- 7.3.3 Detector Uncertainties -- 7.3.4 Out-of-Cryostat Uncertainties -- 7.3.5 Cosmic Simulation Uncertainty -- 7.3.6 POT Counting Uncertainty -- 7.3.7 Uncertainty on the Number of Targets -- 7.3.8 Systematic Uncertainty Summary -- 7.4 Total Cross Section Result -- References -- 8 Selection for the CC Inclusive Differential Cross Section Measurement -- 8.1 Central Value and Validation -- 8.1.1 GENIE and PPFX Tunes -- 8.1.2 Out-of-Cryostat Interactions Correction -- 8.1.3 Flash Timing Distribution -- 8.2 Electron Neutrino and Antineutrino Selection -- 8.2.1 Event Classifications -- 8.2.2 Distributions Before Selection -- 8.2.3 Selection Overview -- 8.2.4 Neutrino Identification -- 8.2.5 Containment -- 8.2.6 Cosmic Rejection -- 8.2.7 Shower Identification -- 8.2.8 Electron-Photon Separation -- 8.3 Post Selection: Study of Kinematic Variables -- 8.3.1 Angular Distributions -- 8.3.2 Shower and Track Multiplicity -- 8.3.3 Reconstructed Shower Energy and Angle Performance -- References -- 9 Uncertainties and Principles of Extracting the Differential Cross Section -- 9.1 Cross Section Methodology -- 9.1.1 Flux-Averaged Differential Cross Section Formula -- 9.1.2 Detector Response and Flux-Normalised Event Rate -- 9.1.3 Forward Folding -- 9.1.4 Unfolding -- 9.1.5 Integrated Flux -- 9.1.6 Number of Target Nucleons.9.2 Systematic Uncertainties -- 9.2.1 Flux Systematic Uncertainty -- 9.2.2 Interaction Model Systematic Uncertainties -- 9.2.3 Detector Uncertainties -- 9.2.4 Data Statistical Uncertainties -- 9.2.5 MC Statistics for the Response Matrix -- 9.2.6 Uncertainties from POT Counting, Out-of-Cryostat Simulation and Number of Targets -- 9.2.7 Beam-Off Normalisation -- 9.2.8 Summary of Systematic Uncertainty -- 9.2.9 Summary of Total Uncertainty -- References -- 10 The First CC Inclusive Differential Electron Neutrino and Antineutrino Cross Section on Argon in MicroBooNE -- 10.1 Total Cross Section Result -- 10.2 Forward Folded Result -- 10.3 Wiener-SVD Unfolded Result -- 10.4 Generator Comparisons -- 10.4.1 Total Cross Section Generator Comparison -- 10.4.2 Forward and Unfolded Cross Section Generator Comparisons -- 10.4.3 Comparison with the MCC8 Result -- References -- 11 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Appendix A Additional Event Rate Distributions -- Appendix B Differential Cross Section Bin Optimisations -- Appendix C Resolution, Purity and Completeness for the Differential Cross Section Variables -- C.1 Shower Purity -- C.2 Shower Completeness -- C.3 Shower Resolutions -- Appendix D Cross Section Validation -- D.1 Fake Data Test 1 -- D.1.1 Fake Data Test 1: Total Cross Section -- D.1.2 Fake Data Test 1: Differential Cross Section -- D.2 Fake Data Test 2: Data Extracted Cross Section -- D.3 Model Independent Response Matrix -- Appendix E Event Displays.Springer Theses ArgonArgon.060Mistry Krishan V. 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