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First Measurement of the Muon Anti-Neutrino Charged Current Quasielastic Double-Differential Cross Section pp 67–107Cite as

Background Measurements and Constraints

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With backgrounds accounting for nearly half of the total sample studied, their precise contribution and kinematics must be rigorously verified before a reliable background subtraction can be made. This section presents various measurements and constraints on these processes. As ν μ and CCπ − interactions are dominant, particular attention is paid to understanding their contribution.

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Grange, J. (2015). Background Measurements and Constraints. In: First Measurement of the Muon Anti-Neutrino Charged Current Quasielastic Double-Differential Cross Section. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09573-8_7

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