Verification and Analysis Development for Proposed Bethe-Heitler Pair Production Asymmetry Experiment
Date
2024-04-30
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Thesis
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Masters
Abstract
This thesis shows the simulated results of the proposed Bethe-Heitler Pair Production
Energy Asymmetry experiment. This asymmetry measurement is an emergent property of
the 2nd order cross-section of electron-positron pair production and therefore an important
measure of higher order effects of the field theory. The simulated limits of the measurement
are determined and reported as they would be relevant to the experimentalist. The analysis
performed on the simulated data was done using principal component analysis and linear
regression of modified, non-linear data. The results as found by this work support the current
experiment design being capable of producing a cross-sectional asymmetry measurement but
with poor resolutions in both energy and angle calculations. Possible avenues to improve the
effectiveness of the design are put forward and the methods of analysis are detailed such that
any future design revisions can be reviewed efficiently.
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GEANT4 Bethe-Heitler QED PCA Principal Component Analysis Simulation Computational Physics
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Degree
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
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Physics and Engineering Physics
Program
Physics