Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 37
Perturbative renormalization of proton observables in lattice QCD using domain wall fermions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Deep inelastic scattering unambiguously measures hadron observables characterizing the quark-gluon structure of hadrons. The only way to calculate these observables from first principles is lattice QCD. Experiments measure ...
Smith Purcell radiation from femtosecond electron bunches
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
We present theoretical and experimental results from a Smith-Purcell radiation experiment using the electron beam from a 17 GHz high gradient accelerator. Smith- Purcell radiation occurs when a charged particle travels ...
Precision measurement of the proton electric to magnetic form factor ratio with BLAST
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
We have measured ... in the South Hall Ring of the MIT-Bates Linear Accelerator Facility. This experiment used a polarized electron beam, a pure hydrogen internal polarized target, and the symmetric Bates Large Acceptance ...
Aspects of the PP wave/ CFT correspondence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In this thesis, I discuss various aspects of the PP wave/CFT duality as a concrete example of the gauge-gravity correspondence.
Experiments with interacting Bose and Fermi gases
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In the past few years, the study of trapped fermionic atoms evolved from the first cooling experiments which produced quantum degenerate samples to becoming one of the most exciting branches of current atomic physics ...
Applications of coherent classical communication and the Schur transform to quantum information theory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Quantum mechanics has led not only to new physical theories, but also a new understanding of information and computation. Quantum information not only yields new methods for achieving classical tasks such as factoring and ...
The search for gravitational wave bursts in data from the second LIGO science run
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The network of detectors comprising the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) are among a new generation of detectors that seek to make the first direct observation of gravitational waves. While providing ...
Novel photonic band gap structures for accelerator applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In this thesis I present the design and experimental demonstration of the first photonic band gap (PBG) accelerator at 17.140 GHz. A photonic band gap structure is a one-, two- or three-dimensional periodic metallic and/or ...
Binary star systems and extrasolar planets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
For ten years, planets around stars similar to the Sun have been discovered, confirmed, and their properties studied. Planets have been found in a variety of environments previously thought impossible. The results have ...
Gapless color superconductivity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In this thesis, we propose and investigate the "Gapless Color-Flavor Locked" (gCFL) phase, a possible new phase of dense and cold quark matter. At high enough densities, quarks interact with each other and form pairs ...