# Indiana University

 dc.contributor.advisor Tayloe, Rex en dc.contributor.author Katori, Teppei en dc.date.accessioned 2010-06-08T17:18:02Z en dc.date.available 2027-02-08T18:18:02Z en dc.date.available 2012-01-14T01:31:26Z dc.date.issued 2010-06-08T17:18:02Z en dc.date.submitted 2008 en dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2022/8405 en dc.description Thesis (Ph.D.) - Indiana University, Physics, 2008 en dc.description.abstract The Mini-Booster neutrino experiment (MiniBooNE) en at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) is designed to search for νμ–νe appearance neutrino oscillations. Muon neutrino charged-current quasi-elastic (CCQE) interactions (νμ+n→μ+p) make up roughly 40% of our data sample, and it is used to constrain the background and cross sections for the oscillation analysis. Using high–statistics MiniBooNE CCQE data, the muon-neutrino CCQE cross section is measured. The nuclear model is tuned precisely using the MiniBooNE data. The measured total cross section is σ=(1.058±0.003(stat)±0.111(syst)) ×10-38 cm2 at the MiniBooNE muon neutrino beam energy (700–800 MeV). νe appearance candidate data is also used to search for Lorentz violation. Lorentz symmetry is one of the most fundamental symmetries in modern physics. Neutrino oscillations offer a new method to test it. We found that the MiniBooNE result is not well-described using Lorentz violation, however further investigation is required for a more conclusive result. dc.language.iso EN en dc.publisher [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University en dc.subject neutrino oscillation en dc.subject Lorentz violation en dc.subject cross section en dc.subject neutrino en dc.subject MiniBooNE en dc.subject CCQE en dc.subject.classification Physics, Nuclear en dc.subject.classification Physics, Elementary Particles and High Energy en dc.title A Measurement Of The Muon Neutrino Charged Current Quasielastic Interaction And A Test Of Lorentz Violation With The Miniboone Experiment en dc.type Doctoral Dissertation en
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