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The research included in this dissertation could not have been performed if not for the assistance, patience, and support of many individuals.  I would like to extend my gratitude first and foremost to my thesis advisor John Kane for mentoring me over the course of my undergraduate and graduate studies.  His insight lead to the original proposal to examine the possibility of re-examining the sensitivities of the E871 data set, and ultimately lead to the undertaking of the search for \KtoMuMuEE at E871.  He has helped me through extremely difficult times over the course of the analysis and the writing of the dissertation and for that I sincerely thank him for his confidence in me.

I would additionally like to thank Morton Eckhause for his support in both the research and especially the revision process that has lead to this document.  His knowledge and understanding of the written word has allowed me to fully express the concepts behind this research.

I would also like to extend my appreciation to Robert Welsh who has served as a voice of quiet wisdom in matters ranging from the most basic aspects of the experiment, to the paths that my career has eventually taken.

This research would not have been possible without the assistance of the E871 experimental collaboration who constructed the experimental apparatus and built the foundations for the data analysis.  In particular I would like to thank David Ambrose for his work on muon identification and extraction of the \KtoMuMu data stream.   

Finally I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to my parents James and Mary Norman without whose love, support and understanding I could never have completed this doctoral degree.

This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation, Grant PHY 98-03848 and Grant PHY 00-99687.
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