First Measurement of νe and ν¯e Charged-Current Single Charged-Pion Production Differential Cross Sections on Argon Using the MicroBooNE Detector

MicroBooNE collaboration

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First Measurement of νe and ν¯e Charged-Current Single Charged-Pion Production Differential Cross Sections on Argon Using the MicroBooNE Detector

MicroBooNE collaboration

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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Understanding electron neutrino interactions is crucial for measurements of neutrino oscillations and searches for new physics in neutrino experiments. We present the first measurement of the flux-averaged νe+ν¯e charged-current single charged-pion production cross section on argon using the MicroBooNE detector and data from the NuMI neutrino beam. The total cross section is measured to be [0.93±0.13(stat)±0.27(syst)]×10-39 cm2/nucleon at a mean νe+ν¯e energy of 730 MeV. Differential cross sections are also reported in electron energy, electron and pion angles, and electron-pion opening angle.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	061802
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	135
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/sfrz-c8m9
State	Published - Aug 8 2025

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First Measurement of νe and ν¯e Charged-Current Single Charged-Pion Production Differential Cross Sections on Argon Using the MicroBooNE Detector

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