In:
The European Physical Journal C, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 79, No. 8 ( 2019-08)
Abstract:
Cosmic ray (CR) interactions can be a challenging source of background for neutrino oscillation and cross-section measurements in surface detectors. We present methods for CR rejection in measurements of charged-current quasielastic-like (CCQE-like) neutrino interactions, with a muon and a proton in the final state, measured using liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs). Using a sample of cosmic data collected with the MicroBooNE detector, mixed with simulated neutrino scattering events, a set of event selection criteria is developed that produces an event sample with minimal contribution from CR background. Depending on the selection criteria used a purity between 50 and 80% can be achieved with a signal selection efficiency between 50 and 25%, with higher purity coming at the expense of lower efficiency. While using a specific dataset and selection criteria values optimized for the MicroBooNE detector, the concepts presented here are generic and can be adapted for various studies of exclusive $$\nu _{\mu }$$ ν μ CCQE interactions in LArTPCs.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1434-6044
,
1434-6052
DOI:
10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7184-7
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2019
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1459069-4
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