21–26 Jun 2026
University of California, Irvine
US/Pacific timezone

Characterizing the energy resolution of MeV-scale signals in the MicroBooNE LArTPC using monoenergetic features of 208-Tl radioactive decays

Not scheduled
20m
Conference Center (University of California, Irvine)

Conference Center

University of California, Irvine

Poster Accelerator Neutrinos Poster session

Speaker

Maria Gabriela Manuel Alves (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Description

A proper understanding of the capabilities and fidelity of low-energy reconstruction is crucial for taking advantage of MeV-scale neutrino physics opportunities in LArTPCs. This poster will present an analysis resulting in the first-ever demonstration of LArTPC energy resolution in the MeV regime. A measurement of the resolution of energy reconstruction in the MicroBooNE LArTPC at ~1.5 MeV was performed using monoenergetic signals generated by $^{208}$Tl decay $\gamma$-rays pair-producing in the detector. This study provides a pathway for MeV-scale monoenergetic energy calibrations in future LArTPC experiments.

Author

Maria Gabriela Manuel Alves (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Co-author

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