Limit on the muon neutrino magnetic moment and a measurement of the CCPIP to CCQE cross section ratio

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) elastic scattering events above the expected background. At 90% C.L., we derived a limit on the muon neutrino magnetic moment of 12.7~ 10−10ƒÊB. The other analysis reported in this thesis is a measurement of charged current single pion production (CCpi+) 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.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Grantor

Physics and Astronomy

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Ouedraogo, Serge Arisitde

• charged current single pion production
• neutrino Magnetic moment
• MiniBooNE
• neutrino
• charged current quasi elastic

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.

Identifier

etd-09102008-150741
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/526

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.lsu.edu:gradschool_dissertations-1525