Publications (23)
Demonstration and performance of an online data selection algorithm for liquid argon time projection chambers using MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +191
The MicroBooNE detector is a liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) that produces three-dimensional images of particle interactions using ionization charge collected by anod…
Probing Nuclear Effects with Transverse Kinematic Imbalance in Muon-neutrino Induced Charged-Current Production on Argon with the MicroBooNE Detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +192
Neutrino-nucleus cross-section measurements are needed to improve interaction modeling and to enable precision neutrino oscillation measurements in upcoming experiments such as the…
Search for the production of Higgs-portal scalar bosons in the NuMI beam using the MicroBooNE detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +178
We present the strongest experimental limits to date on the mixing angle, , with which a new scalar particle, , mixes with the Higgs field in the mass range $110\text{ MeV}<…
Enhanced search for neutral current radiative single-photon production in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +177
We report results from an updated search for neutral current (NC) resonant (1232) baryon production and subsequent radiative decay (NC ). We consider e…
First Measurement of Charged Current Muon Neutrino-Induced Production on Argon using the MicroBooNE Detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +178
The MicroBooNE experiment is an 85 tonne active mass liquid argon time projection chamber neutrino detector exposed to the on-axis Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) at Fermilab. One of M…
Improved muon energy estimation using a detailed model of multiple Coulomb scattering in the MicroBooNE LArTPC
MicroBooNE Collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +189
The paper introduces an enhanced method for estimating muon energy in the MicroBooNE liquid‑argon time projection chamber by measuring multiple Coulomb scattering, achieving lower…
Measurements of the electron neutrino-argon differential cross section without pions in the final state in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +190
We present a new measurement of the electron neutrino charged current cross section on argon without pions in the final state. This measurement uses the full MicroBooNE Booster Neu…
First Measurement of Differential Cross Sections for Muon Neutrino Charged Current Interactions on Argon with a Two-proton Final State in the MicroBooNE Detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +199
We present the first measurement of differential cross sections for charged-current muon neutrino interactions on argon with one muon, two protons, and no pions in the final state.…
Characterizing the energy resolution of the MicroBooNE LArTPC at the MeV scale using monoenergetic features of Tl decays
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +189
A detailed understanding of the capabilities and fidelity of low-energy reconstruction is crucial for taking advantage of MeV-scale neutrino physics opportunities in liquid argon t…
First study of neutrino angle reconstruction using quasielastic-like interactions in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +172
We investigate the expected precision of the reconstructed neutrino direction using a νμ-argon quasielastic-like event topology with one muon and one proton in the final state an…
First Search for Dark Sector Explanations of the MiniBooNE Anomaly at MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE Collaboration, A. M. Abdullahi, P. Abratenko +178
We present MicroBooNE's first search for dark sector explanations of the long-standing MiniBooNE anomaly. The MiniBooNE anomaly has garnered significant attention over the…
First Search for Neutral Current Coherent Single-Photon Production in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE Collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +177
This article presents the first search for neutrino-induced neutral current coherent single-photon production (NC coherent 1). The search makes use of data from the MicroBooNE…
First Measurement of Sub-GeV Charged-Current Coherent Pion Production on Argon in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +189
We report a measurement of the charged-current coherent pion production cross section on argon using the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber exposed to the Booster Neut…
Search for Light Sterile Neutrinos With Two Neutrino Beams at MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +176
The existence of three distinct neutrino flavours, , , and , is a central tenet of the Standard Model of particle physics. Quantum-mechanical interference can…
Inclusive Search for Anomalous Single-Photon Production in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +176
We present an inclusive search for anomalous production of single-photon events from neutrino interactions in the MicroBooNE experiment. The search and its signal definition are mo…
Measurement of charged-current muon neutrino-argon interactions without pions in the final state using the MicroBooNE detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +177
We report a new measurement of flux-integrated differential cross sections for charged-current (CC) muon neutrino interactions with argon nuclei that produce no final-state pions (…
Demonstration of new MeV-scale capabilities in large neutrino LArTPCs using ambient radiogenic and cosmogenic activity in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait +184
Large neutrino liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) experiments can broaden their physics reach by reconstructing and interpreting MeV-scale energy depositions, or blips,…
Data-driven model validation for neutrino-nucleus cross section measurements
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait +184
Neutrino-nucleus cross section measurements are needed to improve interaction modeling to meet the precision needs of neutrino experiments in efforts to measure oscillation paramet…
First measurement of + charged current single charged pion production differential cross sections on argon using the MicroBooNE detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +172
Understanding electron neutrino interactions is crucial for measurements of neutrino oscillations and searches for new physics in neutrino experiments. We present the first measure…
Measurements of differential charged-current cross sections on argon for electron neutrinos with final-state protons in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +178
This work presents single-differential electron-neutrino charged-current cross sections on argon measured using the MicroBooNE detector at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory…
Measurement of single charged pion production in charged-current -Ar interactions with the MicroBooNE detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +178
We present flux-averaged charged-current cross-section measurements on argon for final states containing exactly one and no other hadrons except nucleons. The anal…
Search for an Anomalous Production of Charged-Current Interactions Without Visible Pions Across Multiple Kinematic Observables in MicroBooNE
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +177
This Letter presents an investigation of low-energy electron-neutrino interactions in the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam by the MicroBooNE experiment, motivated by the excess of el…
Scintillation light calibrations, systematic uncertainties, and triggering efficiency in the MicroBooNE detector
MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana +191
Scintillation light, produced alongside ionisation charge from particle interactions, plays a critical role in liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) detectors. A detailed u…