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Naturalness in Supersymmetry
(2015-06)
Weak scale supersymmetry solves the Big Hierarchy problem of the Standard Model. But recent severe sparticle mass limits from the LHC accentuate the Little Hierarchy Problem: Why are the W , Z and h masses so small (∼ 100 ...
Microwave Electrometry with Rydberg Eletromagnetically Induced Transparency in Vapor Cells
(2016-07-20)
An atom-based approach is presented to detect absolute microwave (MW) electric fields (E-fields). The approach uses Rydberg atoms in vapor cells at room temperature. The MW E-field measurements utilize a bright resonance ...
Probing Dark Energy Using Galaxy Clustering Data
(2011)
Dark energy is the most important unsolved mystery in cosmology today. Galaxy clustering provides one of the prime probes of dark energy. This work is focused on developing robust analysis techniques for interpreting galaxy ...
A High Cadence Study of Stellar Variability: Searching for Habitable Planetary Companions Orbiting White Dwarfs with the DECam Minute Cadence Survey
(2019-07)
One outstanding question in astronomy is what happens to planetary systems as their host star evolves. Though indirect evidence such as metal polluted white dwarf atmospheres and debris disks around white dwarfs, and recent ...
Measurement of ggF and VBF Higgs boson production cross-sections in the H->WW*->evmv decay channel from pp collisions collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
(2019-12)
This thesis describes measurements of the inclusive Higgs boson production cross-sections via gluon-gluon fusion (ggF) and vector-boson fusion (VBF) through the H->WW*->evmv decay mode, using proton-proton collision data ...
III-V and Thin Film Photovoltaics for Extraterrestrial Application
(2019)
Photovoltaic power is one of the few options available for electrical devices stationed outside of our atmosphere. As the satellite market turns to smaller satellites based on the CubeSat and SmallSat form factor, these ...
THE UNIQUE GEOMETRIES AND ILLUMINATIONS OF PROTOPLANETARY DISKS AND THEIR POTENTIAL EXOPLANETS
(2019-05-11)
The discovery of new protoplanetary disk structures can help reveal the dynamics of the young planetary systems and potentially point to planet formation within the disk. In my dissertation, I present investigations of ...