Background Processes in the Electrostatic Spectrometers of the KATRIN Experiment

1. Preamble
Susanne Mertens

2. Introduction to Neutrino Physics
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3. Introduction to the KATRIN Experiment
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4. Monte Carlo Simulation Package
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5. Muon Induced Background
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6. Background Due to Penning Traps
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7. Background Due to Stored Electrons Following Nuclear Decays
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8. Active Background Reduction with Electron Cyclotron Resonance
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9. Conclusion
Susanne Mertens

Avainsanat: Physics, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Numerical and Computational Physics, Measurement Science and Instrumentation