Master theses
Master theses completed at the Institute for Subatomic Physics
Since 2012
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
Available at UU Repository
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