5 papers
Sensitivity Projections for Low-Mass Dark Matter Annihilation with the IceCube Upgrade
R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +412
The IceCube Upgrade, an extension designed to enhance the IceCube Neutrino Observatory's detection of neutrinos with energies between 1 GeV and 500 GeV, will markedly improve IceCu…
A Simulation-Based Inference Evaluation of Tension Between MicroBooNE and MiniBooNE Results in a 3+1 Sterile Neutrino Global Fit
Julia P. Woodward, Joshua Villarreal, John M. Hardin +2
Compatibility between different datasets in a global fit is essential for determining whether a chosen model adequately describes the data. In a 3+1 sterile neutrino global fit, lo…
Machine Learning-Informed 3+1 Sterile Neutrino Global Fits using Posterior Density Estimation of Electron Disappearance Data
Joshua Villarreal, Julia Woodward, John Hardin +1
Global analyses of particle physics data are integral for validating and scrutinizing published results of experiments. Global fits of anomalous oscillation data which search for o…
A Frequentist Simulation-Based Inference Treatment of Sterile Neutrino Global Fits
Joshua Villarreal, Julia Woodward, John Hardin +1
A critical challenge in particle physics is combining results from diverse experimental setups that measure the same physical quantity to enhance precision and statistical power, a…
Feldman-Cousins' ML Cousin: Sterile Neutrino Global Fits using Simulation-Based Inference
Joshua Villarreal, John M. Hardin, Janet M. Conrad
For many small-signal particle physics analyses, Wilks' theorem, a simplifying assumption that presumes log-likelihood asymptotic normality, does not hold. The most common alternat…