Improving The Simulation Of Muons In The Rock Around The NOvA Near Detector
2023-08
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Improving The Simulation Of Muons In The Rock Around The NOvA Near Detector
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2023-08
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This thesis investigates the viability of the PROPOSAL lepton propagation tool as an alternative to the commonly used GEANT4 simulation for muon propagation within the NOvA experiment. The main objectives of this research were twofold: first, to validate the accuracy of PROPOSAL data in simulating rock muons when compared to GEANT4 data; second, to explore the practical application of transporting cosmic muons through the NOvA rock region using PROPOSAL. Additionally, an 1D analysis was conducted to determine the optimal altitude at which to hand over the simulation task from PROPOSAL to GEANT4, should we choose to use PROPOSAL for rock simulations and GEANT4 for detector simulations in the NOvA experiment. By thoroughly examining these aspects, this study aims to contribute to the advancement of muon simulation techniques and their implementation in high-energy experiments such as NOvA.
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University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. August 2023. Major: Physics. Advisor: Alec Habig. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 82 pages.
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Parvez, Radwan. (2023). Improving The Simulation Of Muons In The Rock Around The NOvA Near Detector. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/259582.
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