Analysis of the Prompt Energy and Ab Initio Spectra with the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment

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Theorized in the 1930s and discovered in the 1950s, neutrinos have puzzled physicists for decades. One method of studying neutrinos and their properties is measuring energy spectra produced by interactions of antineutrinos which come from beta decays of isotopes in nuclear reactors. With... Show moreTheorized in the 1930s and discovered in the 1950s, neutrinos have puzzled physicists for decades. One method of studying neutrinos and their properties is measuring energy spectra produced by interactions of antineutrinos which come from beta decays of isotopes in nuclear reactors. With precise enough detectors, the antineutrino spectra of specific isotopes, also referred to as fine structure, may be observed. In this study, theoretical models of antineutrino energy spectra are compared with measured energy spectra from the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment to test if the resolution of Daya Bay's detectors is precise enough to measure fine structure. Show less

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Department

PHYS / Physics

Title

Analysis of the Prompt Energy and Ab Initio Spectra with the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment

Institution

Illinois Institute of Technology

Creator(s)

Asimacopoulos, Leia

Advisor(s)

Littlejohn, Bryce

Date

2019

Description

Theorized in the 1930s and discovered in the 1950s, neutrinos have puzzled physicists for decades. One method of studying neutrinos and their properties is measuring energy spectra produced by... Show moreTheorized in the 1930s and discovered in the 1950s, neutrinos have puzzled physicists for decades. One method of studying neutrinos and their properties is measuring energy spectra produced by interactions of antineutrinos which come from beta decays of isotopes in nuclear reactors. With precise enough detectors, the antineutrino spectra of specific isotopes, also referred to as fine structure, may be observed. In this study, theoretical models of antineutrino energy spectra are compared with measured energy spectra from the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment to test if the resolution of Daya Bay's detectors is precise enough to measure fine structure. Show less

Type

Thesis

File type

application/pdf

Subject

Particle physics
ab initio
Daya Bay
fine structure
neutrino
prompt energy
reactor neutrinos

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Rights

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Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:1000802

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