Summary: Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal
CHARM BARYON LIFETIME ANALYSIS
&
PMT TEST STATION FOR THE HF CALORIMETER OF THE CMS
EXPERIMENT
UGUR AKGUN
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Iowa
May 7, 2001
Abstract
This proposal consists of two parts; in the first part we are proposing a plan to
measure the lifetime of weakly decaying charm baryons by using the pass2 data sample
of SELEX (E781) Experiment in Fermilab. In the second part we are proposing to
construct computer controlled PMT (Photomultiplier Tube) Test station in U.I. CMS
laboratories to test the HF Calorimeter PMTs before the installing them to the CMS
detector at CERN.
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Part 1: CHARM BARYON LIFETIME ANALYSIS
1.1 Introduction
There is previous theoretical work that has focused on calculation of mass,

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