Designing vacuum-insulated cryostat for the automatic source-detector positioning system
Required Availability
Fall 2021Course Credit?
Yes - PH495Paid Position?
Yes - $15/hrPreferred Majors
Applied Physics | Electrical Engineering | Physics | Aerospace Engineer & Mechanics | Aerospace Engineering | Engineering | Mechanical EngineeringFaculty
Igor OstrovskiyKeywords
neutrino physics | physics | elementary particles | design | instrumentation | muons | cosmic muons | radiation | cadDescription
LIXO - LIquid Xenon Optical characterization - is a sensitive experiment conducted in our lab. The LIXO system is currently undergoing upgrade, whose design is largely drive by the UA undergraduate students. One of the several remaining tasks is to design a vacuum-insulated cryostat to house the new system that automatically controls position of a radioactive source and a photon detector during measurements conducted in liquid xenon. Other related sub-projects are also available. Pay or PH495 course credit. Familiarity with CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.) is required. [positions during fall/spring are usually initially unpaid, but it depends]
Special Skills
CAD software