Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Achal, Roshan
- 2Anagaw, Amsalu Y.
- 2Antolak, John Anthony.
- 2Avendano Nandez, Jose L
- 2Chen, Ke
- 2Chen, Yunfeng
- 14Particles (Nuclear physics)
- 10Geophysics
- 10Scattering (Physics)
- 9Astrophysics
- 9Inversion
- 9Tunneling (Physics)
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Spring 2020
Archean cratons are comprised of thick, stable continental lithosphere that has persisted for billions of years owing to their isopycnicity (i.e. near neutral buoyancy) and higher viscosity than the surrounding mantle. These regions host diamonds at depths greater than 150 km due to the...
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Fall 2020
As quantum computing research progresses, the need for a quantum network to allow communication between individual processors is becoming apparent. Such a network will require the ability to process, transmit, and store quantum information. Many quantum devices have been investigated, however...
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A Data-Driven Method for Measuring Position Resolution in the DEAP-3600 DarkMatter Detector
DownloadFall 2019
DEAP-3600 is a single-phase liquid Argon dark matter detector operated at SNOLAB in Ontario, Canada, searching for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). It is well-established that astronomical and cosmological observations suggest the existence of some form of unseen matter in the...
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A LIKELIHOOD RATIO ALGORITHM FOR REMOVING LOCALIZED ALPHA PARTICLE BACKGROUNDS IN THE DEAP-3600 DETECTOR
DownloadSpring 2017
DEAP-3600 (Dark Matter Experiment using Argon for Pulse shape discrimination) is a single phase dark matter experiment using a tonne-scale mass of liquid argon as a target to observe spin-independent interactions with Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). Alpha decays from radioactive...
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A Measurement of Solar Neutrinos and the Development of Reconstruction Algorithms for the SNO+ Experiment
DownloadSpring 2022
This thesis presents a measurement of the flux of Boron-8 ($^8$B) solar neutrinos. The measurement is based on a dataset of 190.33 live days acquired during the SNO+ water physics commissioning. To analyze the data, an event reconstruction framework was developed to evaluate the orientation of...
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Fall 2023
Bubble chambers using fluorocarbons or noble liquids gases are promising tools for detecting low-energy nuclear recoils caused by the elastic scattering of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a type of dark matter. These chambers comprise a vessel filled with a superheated liquid, which...