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2024

Blatnik, Marie Ann (2024) Creating the Electric and Magnetic Fields for the nEDM@SNS Experiment. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7a0n-va47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302024-130708240

Wang, Christina Wenlu (2024) Search for New Physics with the Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment and QIS-enabled Technology. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ta74-mz22. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03072024-065323362

Zeng, Yi (2024) Progress Toward Precision Measurements Using Polyatomic Molecules. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/39gs-s382. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242024-210220298

2023

Dutta, Irene (2023) Rare Higgs Processes at CMS and Precision Timing Detector Studies for HL-LHC CMS Upgrade. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/tmt4-nq20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09252022-195535688

Jadbabaie, Arian (2023) Measuring Fundamental Symmetry Violation in Polyatomic Molecules. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2jry-1s28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022023-203550284

Pilgram, Nickolas Hovanec (2023) Production and Characterization of Ytterbium Monohydroxide (YbOH) for Next-Generation Parity and Time-Reversal Violating Physics Searches. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/05m0-4g74. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08062022-012526440

Taylor, Kelsie (2023) A Deep Dive into the Connections Between the Renormalization Group and Deep Learning in the Ising Model. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ztpg-z092. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302023-084739008

2022

Agrawal, Shubh (2022) Direct Imaging of Exoplanets Closer to Stars. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/17sv-vf40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06192022-010740124

Fries, Eric Michael (2022) Precision Measurement of the Neutron Lifetime. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qr2k-7b09. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08292021-214153213

Sun, Xuan (2022) Measurements of Beyond Standard Model Interactions with the UCNA and nEDM@SNS Experiments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/n87j-gh29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12032021-231746989

2021

Zhang, Zhicai (2021) First Observation of the Production of Three Massive Vector Bosons and Search for Long-Lived Particles using Delayed Photons in pp Collisions at √s = 13 TeV. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/vnec-zj29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01122021-051424539

2018

Lippuner, Jonas (2018) r-Process Nucleosynthesis in Neutron Star Mergers with the New Nuclear Reaction Network SkyNet. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9V40SCS. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072017-212011532

Pershey, Daniel Stephen (2018) A Measurement of νe Appearance and νμ Disappearance Neutrino Oscillations with the NOvA Experiment. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rc0w-zg32. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012018-215047231

Richers, Sherwood Andrew, III (2018) Neutrino Radiation Transport and Other Topics in High Energy Density Astrophysics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9PC30JH. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07212017-001528247

2017

Peña Herrera, Cristián (2017) Searches for New Physics at the Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment and Precision Timing Calorimetry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9MK69Z6. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05192017-195511866

2014

Clark, Benjamin Mathias (2014) Magnetic Trapping of Atomic Tritium for Neutrino Mass Measurement. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/N1FG-5H27. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07252014-082021105

Lambert, Valere Regis Westbrooke (2014) Multi-Model Inference Ranking and Applications to Physics at the Large Hadron Collider. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/43RG-P928. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06122014-143656852

Li, Jarvis (2014) Nanoelectromechanical Membranes for Multimode Mass Spectrometry. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/R6T2-MP04. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272014-152108855

Mendenhall, Michael Praetorius (2014) Measurement of the Neutron Beta Decay Asymmetry using Ultracold Neutrons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9TS2-SG08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06042014-132823956

Schmid, Riccardo (2014) New Search for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Using Ultracold Neutrons at the Spallation Neutron Source. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9K35RMK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062014-141539125

2013

Aikin, Randol Wallace (2013) Testing Inflationary Cosmology with the BICEP1 and BICEP2 Experiments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/z9vx0df2. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072013-113004037

Hickerson, Kevin Peter (2013) The Physics of Ultracold Neutrons and Fierz Interference in Beta Decay. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K8CK-MQ14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11022012-135115177

Timciuc, Vladlen (2013) Search for Heavy Neutral Resonances in the Dielectron Channel with the CMS Detector at the LHC. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/79XY-2H30. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312013-220518835

Tsang, Raymond Hei Man (2013) Discovery of Non-Zero Neutrino Mixing Angle θ₁₃ Using Daya Bay Antineutrino Detectors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CE4Y-BX48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302013-060415059

Wernis, Rebecca Ann (2013) Characterizing a Resonator Bolometer Array. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XPSC-WR14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312013-022124797

2012

Ahmed, Zeeshan (2012) A Dark-Matter Search Using the Final CDMS II Dataset and a Novel Detector of Surface Radiocontamination. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/W7TT-1E07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07182011-183516791

2011

Doll, David Andrew (2011) Measurement of the Rare Transition b→sγ Using the Complete BABAR Data Set. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E6S9-4D28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312011-194358237

Zhang, Chao (2011) Precision Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters and Investigation of Nuclear Georeactor Hypothesis with KamLAND. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ME5M-F406. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06102010-171034096

2010

Tam, Heywood (2010) An Investigation of Spontaneous Lorentz Violation and Cosmic Inflation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8BH2-F266. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262010-182408575

2008

Chen, Chi Ming Hubert (2008) Development of Hard X-ray Imaging Detectors for the High Energy Focusing Telescope. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/A2DS-N675. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04202008-135222

Cook, Paul Langabi Hogan (2008) Aspects of Topological String Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X29T-G794. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272008-225257

2007

Erwin, Rebecca Joan (2007) Neutrino Mass Constraints on Electroweak Parameters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E3FG-2H43. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252007-084814

O'Connell, Dónal (2007) Unusual Signs in Quantum Field Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/FEFB-JZ53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05242007-141715

Wang, Peng (2007) Neutrina Mass Implications for Physics Beyond the Standard Model. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4AGY-DF85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05312007-144931

2006

Gataullin, Marat I. (2006) Studies of Electroweak Interactions and Searches for New Physics Using Photonic Events with Missing Energy at the Large Electron-Positron Collider. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/V4BM-7H20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01202006-052920

Yuan, Junhua (2006) Progress Towards a High Precision Measurement of the Neutron Spin–Electron Angular Correlation in Polarized Neutron ß Decay with Ultra-Cold Neutrons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/NT8M-7059. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01302006-153024

2005

Covrig, Silviu Doru (2005) A Measurement of Parity-Violating Asymmetries in the G0 Experiment in Forward Mode. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K48K-KB02. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12222004-075215

Lee, Christopher (2005) Probing Physics and the Standard Model and Beyond with Electroweak Baryogenesis and Effective Theories of the Strong Interactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GJPE-HN05. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-162229

2004

Lipeles, Elliot (2004) A Study of the Fully Differential Inclusive Semileptonic B Meson Decay Rate. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/W3Q5-5B34. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05102004-100412

2003

Xia, Lei (2003) Search for Scalar Leptons at LEP with the L3 Detector. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/V8BF-3611. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11052002-223015

2001

Jensen, John Steffen (2001) Measurement of the Neutron (³He) Spin Structure Function at Low Q²: A Connection between the Bjorken and Drell-Hearn-Gerasimov Sum Rules. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wmxe-ge51. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07142014-135205986

1999

Carter, Paul Whitton (1999) The HERMES Experiment. I. Analyzing Powers in Pion Electroproduction. II. The Aerogel Radiator of the HERMES RICH. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ragp-vn42. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02232021-182253534

1998

Arrington, John R. (1998) Inclusive Electron Scattering from Nuclei at x > 1 and High Q². Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wkge-my02. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02252021-181557347

Bray, Bruce D. (1998) A Determination of the Neutron Spin Structure Function gⁿ₁ with the 1995 HERMES Data. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/pr7a-ed83. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02222021-234525490

Lu, Wenwen (1998) A Study of Bhabha Scattering at the Z Resonance. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kyrx-3v72. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05172021-190748275

1990

Carraro, Carlo (1990) A Path Integral Monte Carlo Method for the Quasielastic Response. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/mkyz-4067. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06072007-080221

Fujikawa, Brian Kurt (1990) A Search for νₑ Appearance from Stopped π⁺ and µ⁺ Decay at LAMPF. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9e8k-2p03. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06062007-121228

1989

Christian, Eric Richard (1989) Evidence for Anomalous Cosmic Ray Hydrogen. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/AQ34-AJ87. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05302007-091830

Walker, Robert Christian David (1989) A Measurement of the Proton Elastic Form Factors for 1 ≤ Q² ≤ 3 (GeV/c)². Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1j3p-xf48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10242013-084941401

1988

Butler, Malcolm Nicholas (1988) Scaling Violations in Quasielastic Electron Scattering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/pp3m-h071. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01172013-133508860

Fisher, Peter Harrison (1988) A Search for Double Beta Decay in ⁷⁶Ge. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/fmvr-y629. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01222013-110618869

Stone, Howard D. (1988) Experimental Tests of QCD and Fragmentation Models in Electron-Positron Annihilation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2ezn-qk36. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03072013-134658154

Yuan, Ren-Feng (1988) ¹⁸O + ¹⁸O Reactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0rf5-z473. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03112013-110625162

1987

Chu, Ming-chung (1987) Hydrodynamics of Ultra-Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kq9w-6f74. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08302019-142642675

Morris, Duncan Andrew (1987) The Relativistic String in the Caltech-II Model of Hadronization and Electron-Positron Annihilation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gbwt-0788. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02222019-100949837

1986

Johnson, Mark Alan (1986) Concurrent Computation and Its Application to the Study of Melting in Two Dimensions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rpeh-3z86. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11042019-161218997

1985

Mahale, Narayan Krishna (1985) Monte Carlo Calculation of Three-Body Scattering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/09kg-d808. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01252019-102522205