PhD theses
PhD theses completed at the Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics
Since 2009
- Shi Qiu
The Search for the Chiral Magnetic Effect with ALICE at the LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. P.G. Kuijer, Dr. P. Christakoglou
Utrecht, April 2024
- Anna Puecher
Fundamental physics with gravitational waves: Testing general relativity and studying neutron stars with current and future detectors
Supervisors: Prof. dr. C.F.F. Van Den Broeck, Dr. S.E. Caudill
Utrecht, February 2024
- Auro Mohanty
Charm Jets: Production and fragmentation of D0-tagged charged-particle jets in small collision systems
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. A. Mischke, Dr. A. Grelli
Utrecht, November 2023
- Pawan Gupta
Probing compact objects with gravitational waves
Supervisors: Prof. dr. C.F.F. Van Den Broeck, Dr. T. Hinderer
Utrecht, October 2023
- Darius Keijdener
Azimuthal Differences of Quenched Jets
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. ir. M. v. Leeuwen
Utrecht, September 2023
- Justin Janquart
From Einstein to Einstein Telescope: From Testing Predictions to Addressing Future Challenges
Supervisors: Prof. dr. C.F.F. Van Den Broeck, Dr. S.E. Caudill
Utrecht, June 2023
- Peter Pang
From spacetime to nucleus: Probing nuclear physics and testing general relativity
Supervisors: Prof. dr. C.F.F. Van Den Broeck, Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings
Utrecht, December 2022
- Luuk Vermunt
Hadronisation of Heavy Quarks : Production measurements of heavy-flavour hadrons from small to large collision systems
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. A. Mischke, Dr. A. Grelli
Utrecht, May 2022
- Dimitra Andreou
Detector characterization and Λb measurements with the upgrades of the ALICE Inner Tracking System
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. P.G. Kuijer, Dr. L. Musa
Utrecht, December 2021
- Fatiha Lehas
Azimuthal angular correlations between D*+ mesons and charged hadrons in proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV with the ALICE experiment at the LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Prof. dr. J. Aichelin, Dr. A. Mischke, Dr. A. Grelli
Utrecht, September 2021
- Annelies Veen
D^{∗+}-meson production in proton-proton and proton-lead collisions in ALICE
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. A. Mischke, Dr. A. Grelli
Utrecht, July 2021
- Syaefudin Jaelani
Measurement of the D∗+-meson production in Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV with ALICE
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. A. Grelli
Utrecht, June 2021
- Mike Sas
Illuminating Light; Neutral meson production and direct photon correlations from small to large collision systems at the LHC
Supervisor: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann
Utrecht, June 2021
- Zhanna Khabanova
Studies of collective effects in pp collisions at the LHC with the balance function for identified particles
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. P. Christakoglou
Utrecht, December 2020
- Govert Nijs
Holography in Quark-Gluon Plasma and Neutron Stars
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. U. Gürsoy
Utrecht, July 2020
- Jacopo Margutti
Rotating Planes, Fluctuating Shapes: Anisotropic Flow and Magnetic Fields in Heavy-Ion Collisions
Supervisor: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings
Utrecht, November 2018
- Mónika Varga-Köfaragó
Anomalous Broadening of Jet-Peak Shapes in Pb-Pb Collisions and Characterization of Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors for the ALICE Inner Tracking System Upgrade
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. J.F. Grosse-Oetringhaus
Utrecht, February 2018
- Davide Lodato
Measurement of the prompt photon production cross section in proton proton collisions as √s = 7 TeV with ALICE
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. ir. M. v. Leeuwen
Utrecht, January 2018
- Hongkai Wang
Prototype Studies and Simulations for a Forward Si-W Calorimeter at the Large Hadron Collider
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. ir. G. J. L. Nooren, Dr. ir. M. van Leeuwen
Utrecht, January 2018
- Naghmeh Mohammadi
Higher Harmonic Anisotropic Flow of Identified Particles
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. P. Christakoglou
Utrecht, May 2017
- Chunhui Zhang
Measurements with a High-Granularity Digital Electromagnetic Calorimeter
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. ir. G. J. L. Nooren, Dr. ir. M. van Leeuwen
Utrecht, May 2017
- Alberto Caliva
Low-mass dielectron measurement in Pb–Pb collisions at √sNN= 2.76 TeV with ALICE at the LH
Supervisor: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann
Utrecht, April 2017
- Emilia Leogrande
Jet-like two-particle correlations in p-Pb collisions
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. J. F. Grosse-Oetringhaus
Utrecht, December 2016
- Redmer Bertens
Path length dependence of jet quenching measured with ALICE at the LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. ir. M. v. Leeuwen
Utrecht, October 2016
- Sandro Bjelogrlic
Azimuthal angular correlations of D mesons and charged particles with the ALICE detector at the LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. A. Mischke
Utrecht, May 2016
- Andrea Dubla
Elliptic flow at different collision stages
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. A. Grelli
Utrecht, April 2016
- Misha Veldhoen
Identified particle yield associated with a high-pT trigger particle at the LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. ir. M. v. Leeuwen
Utrecht, March 2016
- Martijn Reicher
Digital Calorimetry Using Pixel Sensors
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. ir. G. J. L. Nooren, Dr. ir. M. van Leeuwen
Utrecht, March 2016
- You Zhou
Anisotropic Flow and flow fluctuations at the Large Hadron Collider
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. P. Christakoglou
Utrecht, January 2016
- Alis Rodriguez Manso
BALANCE FUNCTIONS: Multiplicity and transverse momentum dependence of the charge dependent correlations in ALICE
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. P. Christakoglou
Utrecht, November 2015
- Carlos Eugenio Perez Lara
Azimuthal Anisotropy of Strange and Charm Hadrons: Measured in Pb-Pb Collisions at 2.76 TeV
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. P.G. Kuijer
Utrecht, August 2015
- Wilke van der Schee
Gravitational collisions and the quark-gluon plasma
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Prof. dr. G.E. Arutyunov
Utrecht, July 2014
- Deepa Thomas
Jet-like heavy-flavour particle correlations in proton-proton and lead-lead collisions in ALICE
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Dr. A. Mischke
Utrecht, June 2014
- Marta Verweij
Modelling and measurement of jet quenching in relativistic heavy-ion collisions at the LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Prof. dr. R. Kamermans, Dr. ir. M. van Leeuwen
Utrecht, October 2013
- Mikolaj Krzewicki
Anisotropic flow of identified hadrons in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC: from detector alignment and calibration to measurement
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Dr. M. Botje
Utrecht, July 2013
- Raoul de Rooij
Prompt D*+ production in proton-proton and lead-lead collisions, measured with the ALICE experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Prof. dr. R. Kamermans, Dr. A. Mischke, Dr. A. Grelli
Utrecht, May 2013
- Marek Chojnacki
Measurement of pions, kaons and protins with the ALICE detector in pp collisions at the LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings, Prof. dr. R. Kamermans, Dr. ir. G. J. L. Nooren, Dr. ir. M. van Leeuwen
Utrecht, May 2012
- Ante Bilandzic
Anisotropic Flow Measurements in ALICE at the Large Hadron Collider
Supervisor: Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings
Utrecht, March 2012
- Naomi van der Kolk
To flow or not to flow: a study of elliptic flow and nonflow in proton-proton collisions in ALICE
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Prof. dr. R.J.M. Snellings
Utrecht, January 2012
- Ermes Braidot
Two-particle azimuthal correlations at forward rapidity in STAR
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. Peitzmann, Prof. dr. E. L. N. P. Laenen, Dr. A. Mischke
Utrecht, January 2011
- Christian Ivan
Open charm analysis with the ALICE detector in pp collisions at LHC
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R. Kamermans, Dr. P.G. Kuijer, Dr. ir. M. van Leeuwen
Utrecht, November 2009
- Katrin Mai
Production rates of 36Cl in basalts from the calibration site of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Supervisors: Prof. dr. R. Kamermans, Dr. K. van der Borg
Utrecht, September 2009