Background Processes in the Electrostatic Spectrometers of the KATRIN Experiment

Background Processes in the Electrostatic Spectrometers of the KATRIN Experiment by Susanne Mertens.

Neutrinos continue to be the most mysterious and, arguably, the most fascinating particles of the Standard Model as their intrinsic properties such as absolute mass scale and CP properties are unknown. The open question of the absolute neutrino mass scale will be addressed with unprecedented accurac...

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Main Author: Mertens, Susanne (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Particle acceleration.
Astrophysics.
Physics.
Physical measurements.
Measurement   .
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Abstract
  • Introduction and objectives of the thesis
  • Neutrino Physics
  • The KATRIN experiment
  • Monte Carlo simulation package
  • Muon induced background
  • Background due to Penning traps
  • Background due to stored electrons following nuclear decays
  • Background due to stored electrons following nuclear decays
  • Conclusion
  • Optimization of the spectrometer transmission properties with the air coil system
  • Comparison of transmission measurements at the pre-spectrometer with Kassiopeia simulations
  • Alternative methods of removing stored electrons.

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