Master theses
Master theses completed at the Institute for Subatomic Physics
Since 2012
Pre-merger sky localization and parameter estimation of binary neutron star inspirals using normalizing flows
2024, W. van Straalen
Supervisors: C.F.F. Van Den Broeck, J. Janquart, A. Kolmus
Available at UU Repository
Testing general relativity with gravitational wave parameter estimation using machine learning
2024, J. Langendorff
Supervisors: C.F.F. Van Den Broeck, J. Janquart, A. Kolmus
Available at UU Repository
Early warning for gravitational wave signals from binary neutron star coalescence using field programmable gate arrays
2024, A.I. Silva Martins
Supervisors: C.F.F. Van Den Broeck, M. van der Sluys
Available at UU Repository
Exploring the behavior of the strong coupling constant through the primary Lund plane for jets of particles detected by the ALICE detector
2024, A. Caluisi
Supervisors: M. Verweij
Available at UU Repository
Exploring open charmed hadron production in heavy-ion collisions within the Trajectum theoretical framework
2024, T. de Theije
Supervisors: A. Grelli, R. Snellings, O.Massen
Available at UU Repository
A measurement of neutral mesons inside jets in pp - collisions at 5TeV
2024, J.N. Schoppink
Supervisors: M. Verweij, A. Grelli
Available at UU Repository
Accelerating Trigger Performance of the ALICE Detector Using FPGA-Based Neural Networks
2023, S.T. Bos
Supervisors: A. Grelli, M. Rossewij
Available at UU Repository
Using machine learning for non-prompt D0 analysis
2023, C.R. Bolle
Supervisors: A. Grelli, R. Snellings
Available at UU Repository
To the standard model and beyond, A theoretical and experimental study of Leptoquark phenomenology and its traces in LFV B → τµ decays in theory and with LHCb
2022, O. Massen
Supervisors: R. Snellings, A. Grelli, J. de Vries, M. Lucio martinez
Available at UU Repository
Performance study of future Λb production with ALICE3
2022, M. Jongerhuis
Supervisors: P. Christakoglou, M. Verweij
Available at UU Repository
X(3872) analysis for run 5 with the O2 framework
2021, R. Spijkers
Supervisors: P. Christakoglou, A. Grelli
Available at UU Repository
Feasibility Study on the reconstruction of heavy neutral D-mesons with data collected by the ALICE detector at CERN LHC
2021, L. Meijers
Supervisors: A. Grelli, H. Zanoli
Available at UU Repository
Charge-dependent two-particle correlations for unidentifi?ed charged particles in Xe-Xe collisions at √sNN = 5.44 TeV
2021, A. van Keeken
Supervisors: P. Christakoglou
Available at UU Repository
Controlling penguin contributions to CP violation in B⁰→J/ψX decays
2020, M.Z. Barel
Supervisors: R. Fleischer, P. Christakoglou, R.J.M. Snellings
Available at UU Repository
Angular analysis of the decay B0→K ∗0 J/ψ(→ e+e−)
2020, B. Hofman
Supervisors: W. Hulsbergen, M.Lucio Martinez, R.J.M. Snellings (examined)
Available at UU Repository
Charm baryon production at central rapidity in proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV
2020, F.M. Jonkman
Supervisors: P. Christakoglou, D. Caffarri
Available at UU Repository
Variance reduction techniques for Monte Carlo simulations of photon transport in liquid xenon detectors
2020, O.V. Kesber
Supervisors: A.P. Colijn
Available at UU Repository
Rare, weak J/ψ decays in BESIII: J/ψ→D0φ and J/ψ→D0ω
2019, R.E. deBoer
Supervisors: R.J.M. Snelling, X.Y. Shen
Available at UU Repository
The modulation experiment: searching for trends in radioactive decays
2019, T.M. Mons
Supervisors: A.P. Colijn
Available at UU Repository
Generation of base data supporting a radiotherapeutic carbon dose engine using Monte Carlo methods.
2019, T.M. Niessen
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann, L. Glimelius
Available at UU Repository
Measurement of charged D∗+ meson production in Pb-Pb collisions in 60-80% centrality with the ALICE detector at CERN
2019, C.J.M. Oomen
Supervisors: A. Grelli, R.J.M. Snellings, A. Mischke
Available at UU Repository
The description of high-energy electromagnetic cascades in a highly granular digital calorimeter
2019, P.R. Renes
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann, M. Spruit, N. van der Kolk
Available at UU Repository
D*+ Meson Nuclear Modification Factor in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV
2018, P.W. Gaemers
Supervisors: A. Grelli, A. Mischke
Available at UU Repository
First observation of the decay Lb->Dsp
2018, M. Tervoert
Supervisors: N. Tuning, A. Mischke, A. Grelli, L.J. Bel
Available at UU Repository
Beauty of the Quark Gluon Plasma - Prospect for B0 measurement in ALICE
2017, L.V.R. van Doremalen
Supervisors: A. Mischke, A. Grelli
Available at UU Repository
PMT calibrations and radon measurements in a liquid xenon time projection chamber
2017, K.D. van Teutem
Supervisors: A.P. Colijn, E. Hogenbirk
Available at UU Repository
Open heavy-flavour production in high-energy proton-proton and nucleus-nucleus collisions at CERN-LHC energies
2017, L.A. Vermunt
Supervisors: A. Mischke, A. Grelli
Available at UU Repository
Feasibility and Quality Assessment of Model-Based Respiratory Motion Compensation in Positron Emission Tomography
2017, M. Verra
Supervisors: A. Mischke, R. Bastiaannet
Available at UU Repository
VIS/NIR Photocurrent Spectroscopy on Organic Semiconductors by Lock-in Amplification
2016, A.L. van der Feltz
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann, D. van Oosten, B. Fraboni, A. Ciavatti
Available at UU Repository
D*+ meson measurement in proton-proton collisions at √S = 8 TeV with the ALICE detector
2016, D. Leermakers
Supervisors: A. Grelli, A. Mischke
Available at UU Repository
Improvement of the light collection from inorganic scintillator crystals with photonic crystals
2016, R.H. Pots
Supervisors: R.J.M. Snellings, D. van Oosten, A. Auffray
Available at UU Repository
Neutral Mesons & Direct Photon Flow
2016, M.H.P.A. Sas
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann
Available at UU Repository
First light of XAMS; Electronic recoil calibration of the Netherland's first dual-phase xenon time projection chamber
2015, M.K.M. Bader
Supervisors: P. Decowski, A.P. Colijn, E. Hogenbirk
Available at UU Repository
Pre-Alignment of CLIC - Rasclic versus WPS
2015, N. Deelen
Supervisors: R.J.M. Snellings, A. Grelli, H. van der Graaf, H.M. Durand
Available at UU Repository
Position reconstruction and data quality in XENON
2015, B.E.J. Pelssers
Supervisors: M.P. Decowski, R.J.M. Snellings, A. Tiseni
Available at UU Repository
Search for CP T and Lorentz violation in B0 mixing with B0 → J/ψ KS0 at LHCb
2015, M.C. van Veghel
Supervisors: J. van Tilburg, R.J.M. Snellings
Available at UU Repository
Measurement of the branching fractions of Bs0->Ds K, Bs0->Ds Pi and B0->Ds K
2014, L.J. Bel
Supervisors: R.J.M. Snellings, N. Tuning
Available at UU Repository
D*+ reconstruction in proton-proton interactions at √s = 8 TeV with the ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider
2014, A.M. Veen
Supervisors: A. Mischke, A. Grelli
Available at UU Repository
Inclusive spectra and two-particle correlations in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV with ALICE
2014, P.J.J.P. Versteeg
Supervisors: M. van Leeuwen, T. Peitzmann
Available at UU Repository
Data analysis from the beam test at DESY for the FoCal prototype
2013, A. Apostolou
Supervisors: G.J. Nooren, T. Peitzmann
Available at UU Repository
Electromagnetic Shower Recognition with a Forward Calorimeter for the ALICE Experiment
2013, A.I. Babeanu
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann, D. Lodato
Available at UU Repository
Elliptic flow of inclusive electrons at √SNN = 2.76 TeV Pb-Pb collisions with the ALICE detector
2013, L. Brenner
Supervisors: R.J.M. Snellings, A. Dubla
Available at UU Repository
Azimuthal angular correlations of heavy flavour decay electrons and charged hadrons in proton-proton collisions at √S = 7 TeV using the ALICE detector
2013, J. van der Maarel
Supervisors: A. Mischke, D. Thomas
Available at UU Repository
Azimuthal angular correlations between heavy-flavour electrons and charged hadrons in semi-central lead-lead collisions at 2.76 TeV at ALICE
2013, N. Mohammadi
Supervisors: A. Mischke, D. Thomas
Available at UU Repository
Blast-Wave Model Fit for Identified Particle Spectra and Elliptic Flow
2013, Z. Wu
Supervisors: R.J.M. Snellings, Y. Zhou
Available at UU Repository
Azimuthal anisotropy of phi-mesons in √sNN = 2.76 TeV Pb--Pb Collisions at ALICE
2012, R.A. Bertens
Supervisors: R.J.M. Snellings
Available at UU Repository
The development of a GEANT based Monte Carlo simulation framework for the R&D process of the FoCal calorimeter
2012, P. Blenkers
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann
Available at UU Repository
Radiation in the FoCal detector and the photon response and resolution of the FoCal detector with a background
2012, M.H.F. van de Klundert
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann, G.J. Nooren
Available at UU Repository
Measurement of Z boson production in the muon decay channel in lead-lead collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector
2012, J. Onderwaater
Supervisors: T. Peitzmann, A. Milov
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Next-to-leading order QCD predictions for H → b ̄b and Z →b ̄b at √s=7 TeV and mH =125 GeV, using the parton-level generator MCFM
2012, S.J.D. Piebinga
Supervisors: R.S. Thorne, T. Peitzmann
Available at UU Repository