Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2020
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| author | Graham, Eleanor(Eleanor L.) |
| author2 | Lindley Winslow. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1270942020-09-04T03:39:55Z Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors Graham, Eleanor(Eleanor L.) Lindley Winslow. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Physics. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2020 In title on title page, "[Beta]" is the Greek letter. Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-49). In this thesis, we consider the [Beta]+/EC decay of 124Xe and take the first steps towards characterizing a hypothetical experiment to detect it, making use of techniques traditionally employed in neutrinoless double beta decay experiments. We use a simulated large-volume scintillation detector modeled on the Super-Kamiokande experiment, fully implementing this detector in RAT/Geant4. This allows us to extract authentic spectra for the experimental signature of the [Beta]+/EC decay in 124Xe, paving the way for future sensitivity studies. We also consider the relevance of next-generation techniques for background discrimination, specifically particle identification based on counting Cherenkov photons. We find that discrimination between [Beta] and [Beta] particles is readily possible in experiments run at the 1.25 MeV energy scale and also see evidence for the possibility of distinguishing between [Beta]+ and [Beta]- particles via their Cherenkov signatures by Eleanor Graham. S.B. S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics 2020-09-03T17:46:42Z 2020-09-03T17:46:42Z 2020 2020 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127094 1191824347 eng MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 49 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Graham, Eleanor(Eleanor L.) Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors |
| title | Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors |
| title_full | Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors |
| title_fullStr | Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors |
| title_short | Sensitivity Models for [Beta]+/EC Discovery in Large-Volume Scintillation Detectors |
| title_sort | sensitivity models for beta ec discovery in large volume scintillation detectors |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127094 |
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