Oral Quals 2026

Write-up

Saras Questions

I am missing the big picture. What is the goal. How are the measurements done ? What shoudl I be looknig for. There is a lot of detail, but I cant tell which of it is really relevant.

• What is the big picture Goal ?
• Questions: Covalent Bonds ? Van der Waal Bonds
• Figure 1: Say somehting about the different roles of the various layers ?
• ULV "Ultlra low voltage" What are the voltages ? Something you cna do yourself in the lab?
  • Where do you get the AlBN
• How can you tell if you actually caused the polarization to flip?
• Not clear what figure 6 is showing. How can you see "the surface of the AlBN seems to be contaminated with some polymer." ?
• Ditto figure 7

Write-up

Start 8:57

• 4b: What is unfolding ?
• How do we know there are 3 nus ?
• 5.2: Most negatively charged pions π − are captured by positively charged nuclei,… really ? Should pi+ and pi- be ~ symmetric for nuclear interactions ?
• How will this work feed into the background determination ?

Questions:

• s7: What is the line ? Prediciton ? Why is the LHC soo far off ?
• s8: how will the study of cevens these these?
• s10: Does the neutron exchange a Z0 like the nus ?
• Are BRN in time?
• What does the E1 signal come from ?

Big picture: how well do you have to measure this flux ? How much will it improve the cevens measurements ?

• s16 why does the cut varry with day ?
• Can you explain the MARS achronym?
• Are v-oscillaitons relevant for you cevens measurements?
• Why isnt the MARS detector good for detecting nus ?

Write up:

MP

Can express themselves well: CP Relaxed / Good deliviery eye contact ect. / Nice slides

Research sepcific knowledge: MP Seems good. Did not know some of th3e details re:nuclear recoiil

Broad Physics knowledge: MP Generally OK. Some missing particle physics knowledge

Methods and techniqies: MP

Student can see path foward: MP

Where the questions fair ?

• yes.