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First Extraction of Single Differential Cross-Sections on Argon for CC1μ2p0π Event Topologies in the MicroBooNE Detector

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Publication date31/05/2022
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The precise measurement of cross-sections for a variety of interactions is critical to the success of forthcoming flagship neutrino experiments. Of special interest are neutrino interactions that leave the nucleus in a 2-particle 2-hole state (2p2h). This note will present the first cross-section measurement for the production of 2p2h states on argon. Using MicroBooNE data collected from the first three years of operation, we select events corresponding to a charged-current νµ interaction that left the argon nucleus in a 2p2h state. These interactions produce a topology with one muon and two protons in the final state (CC1µ2p0π). This analysis targets a single differential cross-section measurement for CC1µ2p0π event topologies in a variety of kinematic variables. Comparisons are made to a set of theoretical models that explore different cross-section modeling configurations.