Bachelor Thesis With Dr. Kahlhoefer in 2020

 

Axion production in fixed-target experiments

The goal of this bachelor thesis:

• Become familiar with the concept of axions and their interactions with matter
• Calculate the production rate and distribution of axions in a fixed-target experiment
• Use existing data to constrain the parameter space of axion models

The student will learn:

• Why axions are interesting candidates for new physics
• How to simulate the production, propagation and decay of long-lived particles
• How to calculate exclusion limits from experimental data

Requirements:

• General interest in theoretical and experimental particle physics
• Some familiarity with python (or another programming language)
• Relevant data analysis techniques can be learned during the project