{"id":2072,"date":"2021-06-08T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/neutrinos\/?p=2072"},"modified":"2021-06-17T10:25:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T10:25:26","slug":"electron-neutrinos-at-icarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/neutrinos\/index.php\/2021\/06\/08\/electron-neutrinos-at-icarus\/","title":{"rendered":"Electron Neutrinos at ICARUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/neutrinos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/run5507_evt3453.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2172 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/neutrinos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/run5507_evt3453.png 330w, https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/neutrinos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/run5507_evt3453-164x300.png 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">The ICARUS experiment, currently in commissioning, has observed electron neutrino candidates from the NuMI beamline.  Graduate student Ryan Howell found this candidate event while scanning data.  A projection roughly transverse to the beam at top right (&#8220;H view&#8221;) shows an electron shower to the left recoiling against a track which is likely a proton or charged pion.  The two tracks overlap in the perpendicular view at the bottom right (&#8220;U view&#8221;).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">The NuMI beam at ICARUS has a large fraction of electron neutrinos because it views the beam at an angle.  Electron neutrino searches in the &#8220;on axis&#8221; booster neutrino beam are a key element of ICARUS&#8217;s physics program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ICARUS experiment, currently in commissioning, has observed electron neutrino candidates from the NuMI beamline. Graduate student Ryan Howell found this candidate event while scanning data. 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