First Measurement of $ν_μ$ and $ν_e$ Events in an Off-Axis Horn-Focused Neutrino Beam
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Volume
102
Pagination
211801 - 211801
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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.211801
Journal
Physical Review Letters
ISSN
1079-7114
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We report the first observation of off-axis neutrino interactions in the MiniBooNE detector from the NuMI beamline at Fermilab. The MiniBooNE detector is located 745 m from the NuMI production target, at 110 mrad angle ($6.3^{\circ}$) with respect to the NuMI beam axis. Samples of charged current quasi-elastic $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\nu_e$ interactions are analyzed and found to be in agreement with expectation. This provides a direct verification of the expected pion and kaon contributions to the neutrino flux and validates the modeling of the NuMI off-axis beam.
Authors
Adamson, P; Aguilar-Arevalo, AA; Anderson, CE; Bazarko, AO; Bishai, M; Brice, SJ; Brown, BC; Bugel, L; Cao, J; Choudhary, BCCollections
- Physics and Astronomy [1241]