This dissertation describes the Double Chooz neutrino oscillation experiment and the authors contributions to the collaboration, including hardware development and data analysis. We developed and tested both the Front End signal amplification modules and high voltage divider bases for veto photomultiplier tubes, the results of which are presented here. The current position reconstruction algorithm natively skews events towards the center of the detector. With our corrections, we reduce the systematic reconstruction uncertainty to less than 2 cm. Using the two part neutrino interaction of Inverse Beta Decay, we identify the neutrino source at phi = 84.5°±1.35°. The cone which contains 68% of the neutrino signal is calculated to have a half-aperture opening of 9.4°.
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Title
Studying Neutrino Directionality with the Double Chooz Experiment
Creators
Erica Price Caden - DU
Contributors
Charles E. Lane (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
Awarding Institution
Drexel University
Degree Awarded
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Publisher
Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resource Type
Dissertation
Language
English
Academic Unit
College of Arts and Sciences; Physics; Drexel University
Other Identifier
4167; 991014632411904721
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