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2013

Gluščević, Vera (2013) CMB as a Probe of New Physics and Old Times. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VZ0P-XD08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032013-130145873

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

Book, Laura Grace (2012) Cosmological Consequences of Gravitation: Structure Formation and Gravitational Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3KPE-MW85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05212012-141650110

Lee, Samuel Kuhnman (2012) Three Paths to Particle Dark Matter. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Q603-SH04. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05152012-125430182

2011

Ali-Haimoud, Yacine (2011) A New Spin on Primordial Hydrogen Recombination and a Refined Model for Spinning Dust Radiation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QMFZ-0C90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05172011-165447651

Bode, Jason Nathaniel (2011) Black Hole Mergers and Their Electromagnetic Counterparts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YVVG-R137. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312011-152117816

Dulaney, Timothy Ryan (2011) Beyond the Standard Cosmology: Anisotropic Inflation and Baryophilic Dark Matter. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZSV6-RF08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05122011-161711413

Pullen, Anthony Robert (2011) A Survey of Results in Modern Precision Cosmology. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VJ9N-0J70. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05042011-123721947

Sullivan, Ian Sorensen (2011) CIBER: A Near-Infrared Probe of the Epoch of Reionization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EFS6-PJ64. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08172010-183547836

2010

Ackerman Mayer, Lotty (2010) A Quest for the Physics Beyond the Cosmological Standard Model. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/F0TW-C269. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08252009-151953

Grin, Daniel (2010) The Lukewarm Frontier: Some Cosmological Consequences of 'Low Energy' Physics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EN34-1095. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312010-162432249

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

2009

Brobeck, Elina (2009) Measurement of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays with CHICOS. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9YH6-N064. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10192008-143041

Chiang, Hsin Cynthia (2009) Observation of Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization with BICEP. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RA1D-V074. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10052008-101916

Collins, Benjamin Forster (2009) Understanding the Solar System with Numerical Simulations and Lévy Flights. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/840K-TD87. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292009-130440

Erickcek, Adrienne Lynn (2009) The Consequences of Modifying Fundamental Cosmological Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ST6B-1S91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292009-132414

Schlichting, Hilke Elisabeth (2009) Understanding the Origin of Planetary Systems: Studying the Kuiper Belt and the Dynamics of Planet Formation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SGJJ-9V78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282009-124109

Stark, Daniel Paul (2009) Observing Galaxy Formation in the First Two Billion Years. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y1AH-J489. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11112008-105159

Tulin, Sean Michael (2009) Supersymmetry: From Baryogenesis at the Electroweak Phase Transition to Low-Energy Precision Experiments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/HYKE-VY04. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06102009-114711

2008

Brown, Joanna Margaret (2008) Childhood to Adolescence: Dust and Gas Clearing in Protoplanetary Disks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/560K-TZ76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12182007-120046

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

Hainline, Laura Jeannine (2008) Multi-Wavelength Properties of Submillimeter-Selected Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Q4DB-K461. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01242008-093655

Moran, Sean Michael (2008) Understanding the Physical Processes Driving Galaxy Evolution in Clusters: A Case Study of Two z ~ 0.5 Galaxy Clusters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/C7Q1-DF25. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08212007-151300

Reichardt, Christian L. (2008) A High Resolution Measurement of Temperature Anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation with the Complete ACBAR Data Set. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/A0NQ-TD75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12202007-130152

Sayers, Jack (2008) A Search for Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies on Arcminute Scales. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2Q9Q-JA33. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12232007-013248

Smith, Tristan Laine (2008) The Gravity of the Situation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SY21-6Z52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282008-153540

Suyu, Sherry Hsuan (2008) Dissecting the Gravitational Lens B1608+656: Implications for the Hubble Constant. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MQS2-Y860. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09132007-122424

Yoon, Ki Won (2008) Design and Deployment of BICEP: A Novel Small-Aperture CMB Polarimeter to Test Inflationary Cosmology. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5Q7T-YN18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10092007-162326

2007

Pritchard, Jonathan Robin (2007) Extracting the Cosmic History from Diffuse Backgrounds. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/W3BF-8Q61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292007-112654

Salem, Michael Phillip (2007) Topics in Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BQ6Q-DA17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05222007-105100

2006

Erb, Dawn Karuna (2006) The Properties of Star-Forming Galaxies at z ~ 2: Kinematics, Stellar Populations, and Metallicities. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/C5D0-7789. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09082005-113029

Jenkins, Alejandro (2006) Topics in Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology beyond the Standard Model. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9VSJ-XW82. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022006-145211

Kovács, Attila (2006) SHARC-2 350 Micron Observations of Distant Submillimeter Selected Galaxies and Techniques for the Optimal Analysis and Observing of Weak Signals. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8ZM9-6671. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022006-123747

Pan, Margaret Whei-Jie (2006) Slices of Theoretical Astrophysics: Solar System Dynamics and Relativistic Explosions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/40AE-N743. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252006-181025

Reddy, Naveen Ananta (2006) A Multi-Wavelength Census of Star Formation at Redshift z ~ 2. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9FXD-QX54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05172006-133633

Sand, David Jerome (2006) On the Distribution of Dark Matter in Clusters of Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E5WC-Q847. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01042006-100808

2005

Farmer, Alison Jane (2005) Adventures in Theoretical Astrophysics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/JJKJ-J144. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05232005-155338

Jones, William Claude (2005) A Measurement of the Temperature and Polarization Anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/88BF-1W23. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05102005-102535

Kesden, Michael Henry (2005) To the Horizon and Beyond:Weak Lensing of the CMB and Binary Inspirals into Horizonless Objects. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BQMR-4C14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05232005-160004

Rathore, Yasser (2005) Resonant Excitation of White Dwarf Oscillations in Compact Object Binaries. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0726-4X92. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-160411

Sigurdson, Kris Raymond (2005) Variations on the Standard Model of the Universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/52QC-H668. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-141451

Weinberg, Nevin Nachum (2005) I. Ash Injection and Exposure During Radius Expansion Type I X-Ray Bursts. II. Stellar Dynamics at the Galactic Center. III. Weak Gravitational Lensing by Dark Matter Concentrations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/V8PX-AE66. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022005-151603

2004

Broderick, Avery Earl (2004) Radiative Transfer in Accreting Environments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/H2PF-K590. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262004-231543

Edgington, Samantha Faye (2004) A Galaxy Cluster Survey Using the Sunyaev Zel’dovich Effect. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DVS1-3590. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09272003-154928

Jones, Gary Mark (2004) A Precision Measurement of the Weak Mixing Angle in Møller Scattering at Low Q₂. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/S506-PZ85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272004-172049

O'Shaughnessy, Richard William (2004) Topics in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4C1K-VZ17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08052003-161044

Santos, Michael Robert (2004) Galaxy Formation Near the Epoch of Reionization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X9XT-YT35. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05182004-154315

Sievers, Jonathan LeRoy (2004) Data Analysis of and Results from Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background with the Cosmic Background Imager. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8706-VY52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282004-140350

2003

Chen, Yanbei (2003) Topics of LIGO Physics: Quantum Noise in Advanced Interferometers and Template Banks for Compact-Binary Inspirals. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VQH0-QA78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05302003-044325

Lee, Peter Byungho (2003) D-Branes in Anti-de-Sitter Space. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZE9Y-RP78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022003-200011

Runyan, Marcus Christian (2003) A Search for Galaxy Clusters Using the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YQ5M-SA90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292003-125239

Shapley, Alice Eve (2003) Detailed Astrophysical Properties of Lyman Break Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6F95-VD13. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04242003-004156

2002

Alvi, Kashif Siddiq (2002) Topics in General Relativity: Binary Black Holes and Hyperbolic Formulations of Einstein's Equations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5S0S-MF65. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01202012-112836824

Bloom, Joshua Simon (2002) Toward an Understanding of the Progenitors of Gamma-Ray Bursts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GKHP-2K61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01062003-061357

Vallisneri, Michele (2002) Modeling and Detecting Gravitational Waves from Compact Stellar Objects. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/JN6M-BW40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292002-113750

Ward, John Strawn (2002) Observations of Carbon Monoxide in the Starburst Galaxy M82 with a 690 GHz Wide Spectral Bandwidth Receiver. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5S4X-NV83. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01112002-085240