STUDIES OF NEUTRON-ARGON INTERACTIONS IN MINI-CAPTAIN

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dc.contributor.advisorKoerner, Lisa W.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBellwied, Rene
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLau, Kwong
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBittner, Eric R.
dc.creatorBhandari, Babu Ram 1982-
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-17T02:39:08Z
dc.date.available2017-04-17T02:39:08Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2016
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2016
dc.date.updated2017-04-17T02:39:08Z
dc.description.abstractThe Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will use a large underground liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) to study neutrino oscillations, search for proton decay, and observe supernova neutrinos, should a supernova occur. There is a currently a rich program of R&D on LArTPCs in preparation for DUNE. The Cryogenic Apparatus for Precision Tests of Argon Interactions with Neutrino (CAPTAIN) program is one of these R&D efforts. This thesis describes studies on the neutron interactions in liquid argon using the mini-CAPTAIN LArTPC at a neutron beam facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Studies of neutron signatures can help to improve neutrino energy reconstruction in DUNE, important for the neutrino oscillation measurements. In addition, neutron data can be used to measure cross sections of the neutron background to supernova burst neutrinos. This work represents the first measurement of neutron interactions in a liquid argon TPC in the energy range above 20 MeV.
dc.description.departmentPhysics, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1734
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectNeutrinos
dc.subjectMini-CAPTAIN
dc.subjectNeutrons
dc.subjectArgon
dc.subjectTime of flight
dc.subjectScintillation light
dc.titleSTUDIES OF NEUTRON-ARGON INTERACTIONS IN MINI-CAPTAIN
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
thesis.degree.departmentPhysics, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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