First Measurement of the Muon Anti-Neutrino Charged Current Quasielastic Double-Differential Cross Section

• Main Author: Grange, Joseph (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Particle acceleration.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.

This book presents a major step forward in experimentally understanding the behavior of muon neutrinos and antineutrinos. Apart from providing the world’s first measurement of these interactions in a mostly unexplored energy region, the data presented advances the neutrino community’s preparedness t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Neutrino Overview
• Neutrino Oscillations
• Neutrino Interactions in MiniBooNE
• The MiniBooNE Experiment
• Introduction to the Cross-Section Measurement
• Background Measurements and Constraints
• νµ CCQE Cross-Section Measurement
• Combined Vu and νµ CCQE Measurements
• Conclusion.