Charmonium studies at LHC energies using the ALICE Muon Spectrometer

282 Pages·2015·7.72 MB·English

Charmonium studies at LHC energies
using the ALICE Muon Spectrometer
by
Biswarup Paul
PHYS05201004010
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Kolkata, India
A thesis submitted to the
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Homi Bhabha National Institute
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ALICE Muon Spectrometer(cid:17) and recommend that it may be accepted as ful(cid:28)lling the
thesis requirement for the award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Chairman : Prof. Pradip Kumar Roy, SINP
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STATEMENT BY AUTHOR
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an advanced degree at Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) and is deposited in
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BISWARUP PAUL

DECLARATION
I, hereby declare that the investigation presented in the thesis has been carried
out by me. The work is original and has not been submitted earlier as a whole or in
part for a degree / diploma at this or any other Institution / University.
BISWARUP PAUL

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