This work would not have been possible without the help of a great many people. Special thanks goes to my thesis advisor, Dr. Brad Filippone, who spent hundreds of hours helping me through the experiment, data analysis, and writing of this thesis.His patience, dedication, and wisdom have shown me the best qualities a physicist can achieve. I would also like to thank the scientists and staff of the Kellogg Radiation Laboratory and SLAC Experiment E140 who made this experiment possible. In particular, the spokespersons for E140, Dr. Arie Bodek and Dr. Steve Rock, deserve credit for their many hours of help. Thanks also goes to Dr. Sridhara Dasu for his many contributions to the data analysis presented here. Dr. Dave Potterveld provided much of the software that assisted in writing this thesis, along with many helpful answers to my numerous questions over the years. Thanks to you all. I would also like to thank my many friends, office mates, and room mates that I have had while at Caltech. Special thanks goes to Mike Hoenk, Tom Fric, and Doug Collins, who have provided many of the fond memories I take with me from Caltech.My love and gratitude also goes to Genesis Starr, who has greatly enriched my life here. My stay at Caltech could not have been as fulfilling without her friendship. My appreciation also goes to my "Pasadena parents," Shirley and John Fields, who gave me tremendous support and helped keep me sane.Finally, I would like to thank my parents and family; for without their love and support none of this would have been possible.