Low-Energy Proton Accelerator for Detector Testing
| dc.contributor.author | Harrison, David | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Shafai, Cyrus (Electrical & Computer Engineering) Birchall, Jim (Physics and Astronomy) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Martin, Jeff (Physics and Astronomy) Gericke, Michael (Physics and Astronomy) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-23T14:23:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-08-23T14:23:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-08-23 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Physics and Astronomy | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Future fundamental physics experiments in neutron beta-decay require highly efficient detection of protons. Many of the experiments use electrostatic acceleration of the recoil protons into large-area silicon detectors for this purpose. A 30~keV proton accelerator was designed, created, and commissioned in order to characterize silicon detectors of this type. Final construction and initial results on the performance of the accelerator are presented. A unique aspect of the work is the use of a Penning ion generator as an ion source. The accelerator produced protons with momentum resolution ~1%. The ion source produced current stably, over a range of parameters, and over long periods of time. The accelerator achieved proton rates sufficient to calibrate silicon detectors. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2013 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22092 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Physics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Detectors | en_US |
| dc.subject | Proton | en_US |
| dc.subject | Subatomic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Neutron | en_US |
| dc.title | Low-Energy Proton Accelerator for Detector Testing | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |