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Acknowledgements<br />

So, <strong>the</strong> end is near and only <strong>the</strong> credits are missing...<br />

These pages represent one year of work, of new experiences and of numerous challenges.<br />

These challenges could only be coped with <strong>the</strong> help of many people who contributed a lot<br />

to this stack of paper:<br />

First I would like to thank Oliver Kra <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> extraordinary team work which pushed this<br />

analysis way <strong>for</strong>ward. I really enjoyed our common way of solving problems toge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

In addition to this, I owe countless thanks to Carsten Magass, Daniela Käfer and Christian<br />

Autermann <strong>for</strong> having time <strong>for</strong> so many computer problems and fundamental questions of<br />

mine. Your help and advice makes <strong>the</strong> superb working atmosphere in this analysis group<br />

possible. Then I want to thank Thomas Stapelberg, Martin Wegner, Jan Coenen, Dr.<br />

Steen Kappler, Matthias Kirsch and Dr. Arndt Meyer <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> fruitful discussions during<br />

our meetings or at o<strong>the</strong>r occasions.<br />

Especially I would like to thank <strong>the</strong> best oce associate in <strong>the</strong> world, Lotte Wilke, <strong>for</strong><br />

bringing color into <strong>the</strong> grey everyday life and <strong>for</strong> alwyas being <strong>the</strong>re. I will miss all <strong>the</strong> fun<br />

we had very much.<br />

Finally, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. T. Hebbeker <strong>for</strong> his remarkable supervision. The<br />

weekly meetings and his honest interest should not be taken <strong>for</strong> granted. Besides this, <strong>the</strong><br />

opportunity to take part at an experiment taking real data and actually visiting it has<br />

been a nice experience.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> same manner I would like to thank Prof. Dr. M. Erdmann who was instantaneously<br />

interested in <strong>the</strong> topic of this diploma <strong>the</strong>sis and agreed to be my second referee.<br />

As <strong>the</strong>re also is a life next to work, I would like to express honest gratitude to my parents<br />

and to my bro<strong>the</strong>r Christof as all of you alwyas supported me, nancially and emotionally,<br />

and believed in <strong>the</strong> decisions I had to make. Then I want to thank Helga <strong>for</strong> sacricing<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir holidays to check my English spelling.<br />

Formorethanjustsupport, IwouldliketothankmyfriendswhichIhaveknown<strong>for</strong>almost<br />

half of my life: Kevin, Marcel, Tim, Mascha, Jennifer and Barbara. Any good time I had<br />

is connected to you, and I am very grateful that you showed so much sympathy if my time<br />

schedule was too narrow to include you.

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