Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector

P. Abratenko; O. Alterkait; D. Andrade Aldana; L. Arellano; J. Asaadi; A. Ashkenazi; S. Balasubramanian; B. Baller; G. Barr; D. Barrow; J. Barrow; V. Basque; O. Benevides Rodrigues; S. Berkman; A. Bhanderi; A. Bhat; M. Bhattacharya; M. Bishai; A. Blake; B. Bogart; T. Bolton; J. Y. Book; M. B. Brunetti; L. Camilleri; Y. Cao; D. Caratelli; F. Cavanna; G. Cerati; A. Chappell; Y. Chen; J. M. Conrad; M. Convery; L. Cooper-Troendle; J. I. Crespo-Anadón; R. Cross; M. Del Tutto; S. R. Dennis; P. Detje; A. Devitt; R. Diurba; Z. Djurcic; R. Dorrill; K. Duffy; S. Dytman; B. Eberly; P. Englezos; A. Ereditato; J. J. Evans; R. Fine; O. G. Finnerud; W. Foreman; B. T. Fleming; N. Foppiani; D. Franco; A. P. Furmanski; F. Gao; D. Garcia-Gamez; S. Gardiner; G. Ge; S. Gollapinni; E. Gramellini; P. Green; H. Greenlee; L. Gu; W. Gu; R. Guenette; P. Guzowski; L. Hagaman; O. Hen; R. Hicks; C. Hilgenberg; G. A. Horton-Smith; Z. Imani; B. Irwin; M. S. Ismail; R. Itay; C. James; X. Ji; J. H. Jo; R. A. Johnson; Y. J. Jwa; D. Kalra; N. Kamp; G. Karagiorgi; W. Ketchum; M. Kirby; T. Kobilarcik; I. Kreslo; M. B. Leibovitch; I. Lepetic; J. Y. Li; K. Li; Y. Li; K. Lin; B. R. Littlejohn; H. Liu; W. C. Louis; X. Luo; C. Mariani; D. Marsden; J. Marshall; N. Martinez; D. A. Martinez Caicedo; S. Martynenko; A. Mastbaum; N. Mcconkey; V. Meddage; J. Micallef; K. Miller; A. Mogan; T. Mohayai; M. Mooney; A. F. Moor; C. D. Moore; L. Mora Lepin; M. M. Moudgalya; S. Mulleriababu; D. Naples; A. Navrer-Agasson; N. Nayak; M. Nebot-Guinot; J. Nowak; N. Oza; O. Palamara; N. Pallat; V. Paolone; A. Papadopoulou; V. Papavassiliou; H. B. Parkinson; S. F. Pate; N. Patel; Z. Pavlovic; E. Piasetzky; I. Pophale; X. Qian; J. L. Raaf; V. Radeka; A. Rafique; M. Reggiani-Guzzo; L. Ren; L. Rochester; J. Rodriguez Rondon; M. Rosenberg; M. Ross-Lonergan; C. Rudolf Von Rohr; I. Safa; G. Scanavini; D. W. Schmitz; A. Schukraft; W. Seligman; M. H. Shaevitz; R. Sharankova; J. Shi; E. L. Snider; M. Soderberg; S. Söldner-Rembold; J. Spitz; M. Stancari; J. St. John; T. Strauss; A. M. Szelc; W. Tang; N. Taniuchi; K. Terao; C. Thorpe; D. Torbunov; D. Totani; M. Toups; Y. T. Tsai; J. Tyler; M. A. Uchida; T. Usher; B. Viren; M. Weber; H. Wei; A. J. White; S. Wolbers; T. Wongjirad; M. Wospakrik; K. Wresilo; W. Wu; E. Yandel; T. Yang; L. E. Yates; H. W. Yu; G. P. Zeller; J. Zennamo; C. Zhang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.109.092007

Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector

P. Abratenko, O. Alterkait, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi, S. Balasubramanian, B. Baller, G. Barr, D. Barrow, J. Barrow, V. Basque, O. Benevides Rodrigues, S. Berkman, A. Bhanderi, A. Bhat, M. Bhattacharya, M. Bishai, A. Blake, B. BogartT. Bolton, J. Y. Book, M. B. Brunetti, L. Camilleri, Y. Cao, D. Caratelli, F. Cavanna, G. Cerati, A. Chappell, Y. Chen, J. M. Conrad, M. Convery, L. Cooper-Troendle, J. I. Crespo-Anadón, R. Cross, M. Del Tutto, S. R. Dennis, P. Detje, A. Devitt, R. Diurba, Z. Djurcic, R. Dorrill, K. Duffy, S. Dytman, B. Eberly, P. Englezos, A. Ereditato, J. J. Evans, R. Fine, O. G. Finnerud, W. Foreman, B. T. Fleming, N. Foppiani, D. Franco, A. P. Furmanski, F. Gao, D. Garcia-Gamez, S. Gardiner, G. Ge, S. Gollapinni, E. Gramellini, P. Green, H. Greenlee, L. Gu, W. Gu, R. Guenette, P. Guzowski, L. Hagaman, O. Hen, R. Hicks, C. Hilgenberg, G. A. Horton-Smith, Z. Imani, B. Irwin, M. S. Ismail, R. Itay, C. James, X. Ji, J. H. Jo, R. A. Johnson, Y. J. Jwa, D. Kalra, N. Kamp, G. Karagiorgi, W. Ketchum, M. Kirby, T. Kobilarcik, I. Kreslo, M. B. Leibovitch, I. Lepetic, J. Y. Li, K. Li, Y. Li, K. Lin, B. R. Littlejohn, H. Liu, W. C. Louis, X. Luo, C. Mariani, D. Marsden, J. Marshall, N. Martinez, D. A. Martinez Caicedo, S. Martynenko, A. Mastbaum, N. Mcconkey, V. Meddage, J. Micallef, K. Miller, A. Mogan, T. Mohayai, M. Mooney, A. F. Moor, C. D. Moore, L. Mora Lepin, M. M. Moudgalya, S. Mulleriababu, D. Naples, A. Navrer-Agasson, N. Nayak, M. Nebot-Guinot, J. Nowak, N. Oza, O. Palamara, N. Pallat, V. Paolone, A. Papadopoulou, V. Papavassiliou, H. B. Parkinson, S. F. Pate, N. Patel, Z. Pavlovic, E. Piasetzky, I. Pophale, X. Qian, J. L. Raaf, V. Radeka, A. Rafique, M. Reggiani-Guzzo, L. Ren, L. Rochester, J. Rodriguez Rondon, M. Rosenberg, M. Ross-Lonergan, C. Rudolf Von Rohr, I. Safa, G. Scanavini, D. W. Schmitz, A. Schukraft, W. Seligman, M. H. Shaevitz, R. Sharankova, J. Shi, E. L. Snider, M. Soderberg, S. Söldner-Rembold, J. Spitz, M. Stancari, J. St. John, T. Strauss, A. M. Szelc, W. Tang, N. Taniuchi, K. Terao, C. Thorpe, D. Torbunov, D. Totani, M. Toups, Y. T. Tsai, J. Tyler, M. A. Uchida, T. Usher, B. Viren, M. Weber, H. Wei, A. J. White, S. Wolbers, T. Wongjirad, M. Wospakrik, K. Wresilo, W. Wu, E. Yandel, T. Yang, L. E. Yates, H. W. Yu, G. P. Zeller, J. Zennamo, C. Zhang

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We present a set of new generalized kinematic imbalance variables that can be measured in neutrino scattering. These variables extend previous measurements of kinematic imbalance on the transverse plane and are more sensitive to modeling of nuclear effects. We demonstrate the enhanced power of these variables using simulation and then use the MicroBooNE detector to measure them for the first time. We report flux-integrated single- and double-differential measurements of charged-current muon neutrino scattering on argon using a topology with one muon and one proton in the final state as a function of these novel kinematic imbalance variables. These measurements allow us to demonstrate that the treatment of charged current quasielastic interactions in genie version 2 is inadequate to describe data. Further, they reveal tensions with more modern generator predictions particularly in regions of phase space where final state interactions are important.

Original language	English
Article number	092007
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	109
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.092007
State	Published - 1 May 2024

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Abratenko, P., Alterkait, O., Andrade Aldana, D., Arellano, L., Asaadi, J., Ashkenazi, A., Balasubramanian, S., Baller, B., Barr, G., Barrow, D., Barrow, J., Basque, V., Benevides Rodrigues, O., Berkman, S., Bhanderi, A., Bhat, A., Bhattacharya, M., Bishai, M., Blake, A., ... Zhang, C. (2024). Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector. Physical Review D, 109(9), Article 092007. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.092007

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Abratenko, P, Alterkait, O, Andrade Aldana, D, Arellano, L, Asaadi, J, Ashkenazi, A, Balasubramanian, S, Baller, B, Barr, G, Barrow, D, Barrow, J, Basque, V, Benevides Rodrigues, O, Berkman, S, Bhanderi, A, Bhat, A, Bhattacharya, M, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Bogart, B, Bolton, T, Book, JY, Brunetti, MB, Camilleri, L, Cao, Y, Caratelli, D, Cavanna, F, Cerati, G, Chappell, A, Chen, Y, Conrad, JM, Convery, M, Cooper-Troendle, L, Crespo-Anadón, JI, Cross, R, Del Tutto, M, Dennis, SR, Detje, P, Devitt, A, Diurba, R, Djurcic, Z, Dorrill, R, Duffy, K, Dytman, S, Eberly, B, Englezos, P, Ereditato, A, Evans, JJ, Fine, R, Finnerud, OG, Foreman, W, Fleming, BT, Foppiani, N, Franco, D, Furmanski, AP, Gao, F, Garcia-Gamez, D, Gardiner, S, Ge, G, Gollapinni, S, Gramellini, E, Green, P, Greenlee, H, Gu, L, Gu, W, Guenette, R, Guzowski, P, Hagaman, L, Hen, O, Hicks, R, Hilgenberg, C, Horton-Smith, GA, Imani, Z, Irwin, B, Ismail, MS, Itay, R, James, C, Ji, X, Jo, JH, Johnson, RA, Jwa, YJ, Kalra, D, Kamp, N, Karagiorgi, G, Ketchum, W, Kirby, M, Kobilarcik, T, Kreslo, I, Leibovitch, MB, Lepetic, I, Li, JY, Li, K, Li, Y, Lin, K, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, H, Louis, WC, Luo, X, Mariani, C, Marsden, D, Marshall, J, Martinez, N, Martinez Caicedo, DA, Martynenko, S, Mastbaum, A, Mcconkey, N, Meddage, V, Micallef, J, Miller, K, Mogan, A, Mohayai, T, Mooney, M, Moor, AF, Moore, CD, Mora Lepin, L, Moudgalya, MM, Mulleriababu, S, Naples, D, Navrer-Agasson, A, Nayak, N, Nebot-Guinot, M, Nowak, J, Oza, N, Palamara, O, Pallat, N, Paolone, V, Papadopoulou, A, Papavassiliou, V, Parkinson, HB, Pate, SF, Patel, N, Pavlovic, Z, Piasetzky, E, Pophale, I, Qian, X, Raaf, JL, Radeka, V, Rafique, A, Reggiani-Guzzo, M, Ren, L, Rochester, L, Rodriguez Rondon, J, Rosenberg, M, Ross-Lonergan, M, Rudolf Von Rohr, C, Safa, I, Scanavini, G, Schmitz, DW, Schukraft, A, Seligman, W, Shaevitz, MH, Sharankova, R, Shi, J, Snider, EL, Soderberg, M, Söldner-Rembold, S, Spitz, J, Stancari, M, St. John, J, Strauss, T, Szelc, AM, Tang, W, Taniuchi, N, Terao, K, Thorpe, C, Torbunov, D, Totani, D, Toups, M, Tsai, YT, Tyler, J, Uchida, MA, Usher, T, Viren, B, Weber, M, Wei, H, White, AJ, Wolbers, S, Wongjirad, T, Wospakrik, M, Wresilo, K, Wu, W, Yandel, E, Yang, T, Yates, LE, Yu, HW, Zeller, GP, Zennamo, J & Zhang, C 2024, 'Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector', Physical Review D, vol. 109, no. 9, 092007. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.092007

TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of nuclear effects in neutrino-argon interactions using generalized kinematic imbalance variables with the MicroBooNE detector

AU - Abratenko, P.

AU - Alterkait, O.

AU - Andrade Aldana, D.

AU - Arellano, L.

AU - Asaadi, J.

AU - Ashkenazi, A.

AU - Balasubramanian, S.

AU - Baller, B.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Barrow, D.

AU - Barrow, J.

AU - Basque, V.

AU - Benevides Rodrigues, O.

AU - Berkman, S.

AU - Bhanderi, A.

AU - Bhat, A.

AU - Bhattacharya, M.

AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Blake, A.

AU - Bogart, B.

AU - Bolton, T.

AU - Book, J. Y.

AU - Brunetti, M. B.

AU - Camilleri, L.

AU - Cao, Y.

AU - Caratelli, D.

AU - Cavanna, F.

AU - Cerati, G.

AU - Chappell, A.

AU - Chen, Y.

AU - Conrad, J. M.

AU - Convery, M.

AU - Cooper-Troendle, L.

AU - Crespo-Anadón, J. I.

AU - Cross, R.

AU - Del Tutto, M.

AU - Dennis, S. R.

AU - Detje, P.

AU - Devitt, A.

AU - Diurba, R.

AU - Djurcic, Z.

AU - Dorrill, R.

AU - Duffy, K.

AU - Dytman, S.

AU - Eberly, B.

AU - Englezos, P.

AU - Ereditato, A.

AU - Evans, J. J.

AU - Fine, R.

AU - Finnerud, O. G.

AU - Foreman, W.

AU - Fleming, B. T.

AU - Foppiani, N.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Furmanski, A. P.

AU - Gao, F.

AU - Garcia-Gamez, D.

AU - Gardiner, S.

AU - Ge, G.

AU - Gollapinni, S.

AU - Gramellini, E.

AU - Green, P.

AU - Greenlee, H.

AU - Gu, L.

AU - Gu, W.

AU - Guenette, R.

AU - Guzowski, P.

AU - Hagaman, L.

AU - Hen, O.

AU - Hicks, R.

AU - Hilgenberg, C.

AU - Horton-Smith, G. A.

AU - Imani, Z.

AU - Irwin, B.

AU - Ismail, M. S.

AU - Itay, R.

AU - James, C.

AU - Ji, X.

AU - Jo, J. H.

AU - Johnson, R. A.

AU - Jwa, Y. J.

AU - Kalra, D.

AU - Kamp, N.

AU - Karagiorgi, G.

AU - Ketchum, W.

AU - Kirby, M.

AU - Kobilarcik, T.

AU - Kreslo, I.

AU - Leibovitch, M. B.

AU - Lepetic, I.

AU - Li, J. Y.

AU - Li, K.

AU - Li, Y.

AU - Lin, K.

AU - Littlejohn, B. R.

AU - Liu, H.

AU - Louis, W. C.

AU - Luo, X.

AU - Mariani, C.

AU - Marsden, D.

AU - Marshall, J.

AU - Martinez, N.

AU - Martinez Caicedo, D. A.

AU - Martynenko, S.

AU - Mastbaum, A.

AU - Mcconkey, N.

AU - Meddage, V.

AU - Micallef, J.

AU - Miller, K.

AU - Mogan, A.

AU - Mohayai, T.

AU - Mooney, M.

AU - Moor, A. F.

AU - Moore, C. D.

AU - Mora Lepin, L.

AU - Moudgalya, M. M.

AU - Mulleriababu, S.

AU - Naples, D.

AU - Navrer-Agasson, A.

AU - Nayak, N.

AU - Nebot-Guinot, M.

AU - Nowak, J.

AU - Oza, N.

AU - Palamara, O.

AU - Pallat, N.

AU - Paolone, V.

AU - Papadopoulou, A.

AU - Papavassiliou, V.

AU - Parkinson, H. B.

AU - Pate, S. F.

AU - Patel, N.

AU - Pavlovic, Z.

AU - Piasetzky, E.

AU - Pophale, I.

AU - Qian, X.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Radeka, V.

AU - Rafique, A.

AU - Reggiani-Guzzo, M.

AU - Ren, L.

AU - Rochester, L.

AU - Rodriguez Rondon, J.

AU - Rosenberg, M.

AU - Ross-Lonergan, M.

AU - Rudolf Von Rohr, C.

AU - Safa, I.

AU - Scanavini, G.

AU - Schmitz, D. W.

AU - Schukraft, A.

AU - Seligman, W.

AU - Shaevitz, M. H.

AU - Sharankova, R.

AU - Shi, J.

AU - Snider, E. L.

AU - Soderberg, M.

AU - Söldner-Rembold, S.

AU - Spitz, J.

AU - Stancari, M.

AU - St. John, J.

AU - Strauss, T.

AU - Szelc, A. M.

AU - Tang, W.

AU - Taniuchi, N.

AU - Terao, K.

AU - Thorpe, C.

AU - Torbunov, D.

AU - Totani, D.

AU - Toups, M.

AU - Tsai, Y. T.

AU - Tyler, J.

AU - Uchida, M. A.

AU - Usher, T.

AU - Viren, B.

AU - Weber, M.

AU - Wei, H.

AU - White, A. J.

AU - Wolbers, S.

AU - Wongjirad, T.

AU - Wospakrik, M.

AU - Wresilo, K.

AU - Wu, W.

AU - Yandel, E.

AU - Yang, T.

AU - Yates, L. E.

AU - Yu, H. W.

AU - Zeller, G. P.

AU - Zennamo, J.

AU - Zhang, C.

PY - 2024/5/1

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AB - We present a set of new generalized kinematic imbalance variables that can be measured in neutrino scattering. These variables extend previous measurements of kinematic imbalance on the transverse plane and are more sensitive to modeling of nuclear effects. We demonstrate the enhanced power of these variables using simulation and then use the MicroBooNE detector to measure them for the first time. We report flux-integrated single- and double-differential measurements of charged-current muon neutrino scattering on argon using a topology with one muon and one proton in the final state as a function of these novel kinematic imbalance variables. These measurements allow us to demonstrate that the treatment of charged current quasielastic interactions in genie version 2 is inadequate to describe data. Further, they reveal tensions with more modern generator predictions particularly in regions of phase space where final state interactions are important.

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