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== AS Spring 2015 ==

== AS Spring 2015 ==

Over the semester I worked on fiber production and the heating chamber construction and set up. My daily log can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GV3MaQmTLDWOhghlG8zP7Z1oSRfHs0uTa4MzKBeTUVI/edit here.]

Over the semester I worked on fiber production and the heating chamber construction and set up. My daily log can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GV3MaQmTLDWOhghlG8zP7Z1oSRfHs0uTa4MzKBeTUVI/edit here.]

== Fibers ==

== Fibers ==

In order to properly fuse the light guides to the scintillating fibers a mirror finish was needed on each fusing face. To minimize polishing time, fibers were bundled with an adjustable collar so that many of them were polished at the same time. The fibers were aligned so that their faces were flush with each other and the collar was position about a millimeter below the faces so they were protruding. The faces were then rubbed in a circular motion on two thousand grit sandpaper

In order to properly fuse the light guides to the scintillating fibers a mirror finish was needed on each fusing face. To minimize polishing time, fibers were bundled with an adjustable collar so that many of them were polished at the same time. The fibers were aligned so that their faces were flush with each other and the collar was position about a millimeter below the faces so they were protruding. The faces were then rubbed in a circular motion on two thousand grit sandpaper