Limit on the muon neutrino magnetic moment and a measurement of the CCPIP to CCQE cross section ratio
Description
A search for the muon neutrino magnetic moment was conducted using the Mini-BooNE low energy neutrino data. The analysis was performed by analyzing the elastic scattering interactions of muon neutrinos on electrons. The analysis looked for an excess of elastic scattering events above the Standard Model prediction from which a limit on the neutrino magnetic could be set. In this thesis, we report an excess of 15.3 ± 6.6(stat)±4.1(syst) νμe events above the expected background. At 90% C.L., we derived a limit on the muon neutrino magnetic moment of 12.7 x 10-10 (micro)B. The other analysis reported in this thesis is a measurement of charged current single pion production (CCπ+) to charged current quasi elastic (CCQE) interactions cross sections ratio. This measurement was performed with two different fitting algorithms and the results from both fitters are consistent with each other
Availability note (English)
Available from http://lss.fnal.gov/cgi-bin/find_paper.pl?thesis-2008-43.pdf; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/938893-oIROka/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 145 p.
- Report number
- FERMILAB-THESIS--2008-43
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 39113979
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Thesis, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGORITHMS; CHARGED CURRENTS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; FORECASTING; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MUON NEUTRINOS; NEUTRINOS; PIONS; PRODUCTION; STANDARD MODEL
- Descriptors DEC
- ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; BOSONS; CURRENTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; HADRONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MESONS; NEUTRINOS; PARTICLE MODELS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SCATTERING; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- AC02-76CH03000
- Notes
- Submitted to Louisiana State Univ. and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA (US)
- Funding organization
- US Department of Energy (United States)