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== Tools ==
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== Overview ==
  
[[Image:workstandassembled.jpg|thumb|Work Stand Apparatus]]
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* Create a linear motion device that will calibrate a set array of Scintillators
 
 
* We designed our own apparatus to cut, polish, and glue the scintillators and the waveguides. For more information on how it works, see [[Work Stand Assembly]]. 
 
* To cut the fibers I use a standard hobby knife. 
 
* For cleaning and polishing acrylic fibers, the recommended tool to use is a plastic nail buff.
 
* A digital scale (accurate to ±0.01 grams) is used to weigh out the proper proportions of the resin and catalyst.
 
* Standard laboratory glassware is used for weighing, mixing, and applying the epoxy.
 
* A laboratory hotplate is used to heat-cure the epoxy.
 
* An infrared thermometer is used for calibrating the hotplate temperature controls.
 
 
 
For more information (such as prices and product numbers) on the equipment listed above see [[Supplies]]
 
  
 
== Fiber Research ==
 
== Fiber Research ==

Revision as of 19:47, 11 November 2010

Overview

  • Create a linear motion device that will calibrate a set array of Scintillators

Fiber Research

Fiber Width Variation

To make acrylic optical fibers, Bicron uses the stretch method which involves stretching a mass of material into a long fiber of a specific diameter or width in our case. As a result of this process, there develops minor variations in width along the stretched fiber. Since minor variations in width can compound in to a significant misalignment, I have measured the width distribution of 30 fibers cleaved from the same fiber spool. Below is a histogram of the widths and a plot of the x-axis width vs. the y-axis.