Data Analytics and Programming for More Efficient Computer Analysis in the MOLLER Experiment

The Standard Model of particle physics has been widely accepted for many years, but there are some discrepancies when applying it to practical situations. One way to look for physics beyond the Standard Model is to compare the relative strength of the electromagnetic and weak interactions (described by the "weak mixing angle") using parity violating electron scattering. In order to find new physics, a discrepancy from the predicted value of 6σ needs to be seen. The MOLLER experiment (Measure of Lepton-Lepton Electroweak Reactions) aims to search for this discrepancy to discover new physics. My work on this project was in data analysis and software design to optimize the data analysis framework used in this project. After thorough analysis and edits to preexisting programs, the analysis software is now compiling and improved processing time by a factor of 5, changing from 3.2ms to 0.6ms per event. This should allow for real time analysis of weak mixing angle data obtained in the MOLLER experiment.