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Flavor Changing Neutral Currents in a General Two Higgs Doublet Model: Using an Extended Sector to Search for New Physics
(2017-08)
In this dissertation I present studies of flavor-changing neutral Higgs interactions
in a general Two Higgs Doublet Model. I focus on the analytic calculation of
φ → tc and φ → τ μ where φ = h0 , H0 , A0 . In the case ...
MICROWAVE AND SURFACE ELECTROMETRY WITH RYDBERG ATOMS
(2016)
Measurements of microwave electric fields in rubidium vapor cells, and of static electric fields near quartz with cold rubidium are presented. The measurements are performed using electromagnetically induced transparency ...
SPECTROSCOPIC AND THEORETICAL STUDY OF LEAD MONOFLUORIDE TOWARD MEASURING THE PERMANENT ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT OF THE ELECTRON
(2012)
This study explores the features of Lead Monofluoride (PbF) as a candidate in determining the permanent electric dipole moment of the electron (e-EDM). It accomplished three goals: 1) Measurement of the molecular dipole ...
Topological Transport in Sb Quantum Wells
(2015-05)
The following dissertation will cover the initial studies of Sb quantum wells as topological insulators. The theoretical background and previous studies of topological insulators are covered first, to set the foundation ...
Searches for a high-mass Higgs-like diboson resonance in the H-->WW-->lvqq decay channel using pp collisions at both sqrt(s) = 8 and 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
(2016-08-16)
This work presents two searches for a high-mass Higgs boson in the H-->WW-->lvqq decay channel using the ATLAS detector to analyze the high-energy proton-proton collisions provided by the Large Hadron Collider at two ...
Topics on the Scalar Casimir Effect
(2010)
Recently the Casimir effect has been getting more popular because of
Applications of Diatomic Molecules
(2015-05-08)
I present a study and application of diatomic molecules to various uses in the laboratory. It begins with an experiment to trap ultracold nitric oxide, then proceeds to multiple experiments where tellurium is utilized to ...
Hot Electrons and Radial Transport in Saturn’s Inner Magnetosphere: Modeling the Effects on Ion Chemistry
(2012)
The E-ring of Saturn, located just beyond the main rings at four Saturn radii, was known to be made mostly of water and its by-products before the Cassini spacecraft arrived at Saturn in 2005. Since then, Cassini has ...
Spectrum Formation at Late Times in Type Ia Supernovae
(2015-05-08)
I present a study of radiative transfer effects in type Ia supernovae ranging from 3-4 months to nearly 2 years post-maximum light. I explore several components of spectrum formation, beginning with a semi-analytic model ...
Radiatively-driven Natural Supersymmetry
(2014-08-15)
Within the framework of supersymmetric theories, a question arises: how can the W, Z, and h masses be so low (∼ 100 GeV) when the superpartner masses are so high (mSUSY > 1−2 TeV)? This is the little hierarchy problem, and ...