MicroBooNE will collect various neutrino interactions in 6.0e20 protons delivered to the Booster Neutrino Boeam target over a X year operating period. The following plots, from simulations, show the results which might be expected under certain assumptions. All plots are preliminary.
Physics Goals
Low Energy Excess
Electron-like signal
The reconstructed energy spectrum for electron-like events, assuming the low energy excess observed by the MiniBooNE detector is due to an electron-like signal. The event predictions account for microBooNE detector efficiency, fiducial volume, and electron-photon separation efficiency. The prediction assumes data collected for 6.0e20 protons on target in neutrino mode. The error bars indicate statistical-only uncertainty.
Photon-like signal
The reconstructed energy spectrum for photon-like events, assuming the low energy excess observed by the MiniBooNE detector is due to a photon-like signal. The event predictions account for microBooNE detector efficiency, fiducial volume, and electron-photon separation efficiency. The prediction assumes data collected for 6.0e20 protons on target in neutrino mode. The error bars indicate statistical-only uncertainty.
Sterile Neutrino Oscillations
Sensitivity
MicroBooNE sensitivity for muon neutrino to electron neutrino oscillations, and comparison with MiniBooNE limit (neutrino mode). The microBooNE sensitivity assumes 6.0e20 protons on target in neutrino mode, and is obtained by an oscillation fit to the electron neutrino (electron-like) sample as a function of reconstructed neutrino energy. The prediction accounts for microBooNE detector efficiency, fiducial volume, and electron-photon separation efficiency, and assumes statistical-only uncertainty (no systematics).
Energy Spectrum
The reconstructed energy spectrum for electron neutrino (electron-like) predicted events (filled histogram), and expected excess from the LSND best-fit for muon neutrino to electron neutrino oscillations. The event predictions account for microBooNE detector efficiency, fiducial volume, and electron-photon separation efficiency. The prediction assumes data collected for 6.0e20 protons on target in neutrino mode. The error bars indicate statistical-only uncertainty.
