Background Processes in the Electrostatic Spectrometers of the KATRIN Experiment

Background Processes in the Electrostatic Spectrometers of the KATRIN Experiment

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mertens, Susanne (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
Subjects:
Physics.
Astrophysics.
Particle acceleration.
Physical measurements.
Measurement.
Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
Numerical and Computational Physics.
Measurement Science and Instrumentation.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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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