Search for Sterile Neutrinos with the MINOS Long-Baseline Experiment

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Timmons, Ashley Michael (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

This thesis highlights data from MINOS, a long-baseline accelerator neutrino experiment, and details one of the most sensitive searches for the sterile neutrino ever made. Further, it presents a new analysis paradigm to enable this measurement and a comprehensive study of the myriad systematic uncer...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Neutrino Physics
• The MINOS and MINOS+ Experiments
• Calibration and Reconstruction
• Event Selection
• Systematic Uncertainties
• The MINOS Sterile Neutrino Analysis
• Feldman-Cousins Confidence Intervals
• Near Detector Data Quality Monitoring
• Conclusions and Future Outlook.