Contributions to Background Reduction and Computer Simulations for CUORE & CUORE-0

Author(s) Information

Ivo J. Plamenac, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow

Department - Author 1

Physics Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BS in Physics

Date

4-2013

Primary Advisor

Thomas D. Gutierrez

Abstract/Summary

CUORE and CUORE-0 aim to observe neutrinoless double beta decay in ¹³⁰Te; observing such this particular decay would substantiate the Majorana model for the neutrino and expand our current understanding of particle physics. This report will provide an overview of the Standard Model, our current framework for particle interactions, as well as the technical details of the CUORE experiment. Over the summers of 2010 and 2011, I contributed to the efforts of the CUORE collaboration by assisting in aspects such as background reduction, and explored detector behavior using computer simulations.

URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/physsp/70