High Statistics Analysis of All-Neutral Decays of Vector Mesons with the Radphi Experiment

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time of research. Through him I have come to learn a lot. My thesis committee guided me throughout the years. Thank you to Dr. Peter Schweitzer who always had his door open and answered any questions I had. Dr Jeffrey Schweitzer, thank you very much for all the life lessons you gave me you literally taught me not to be a quitter and through you I learned that any challenge I encounter is a problem waiting to be solved. Thanks to the members of my committee for their work reading this thesis and also to the Physics department at the University of Connecticut for creating a great atmosphere for learning and growth. I thank my fellow labmates in for the stimulating discussions and their willingness to help always , Alex, Brendan and James thank you. Nobody has been more important to me in my entire graduate school than my family members. I would like to thank the members of my family and whose love and guidance are with me in whatever I pursue. Most importantly I wish to thank my dad, for believing in me and constant encouragement and spiritual support throughout my life in general. Finally to my loving husband and daughter, Joshua and Jenise, thank you for being patient and for providing unending inspiration and support. Thank you! v