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Tagger Microscope Box Design (view source)
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==Project Overview==
==Project Overview==
The project that I am working on with Dr. Jones and his UConn lab group is the mechanical design of the Tagger microscope box. The Tagger microscope is a critical part of the GlueX particle accelerator experiment being constructed and run at Jefferson National Labs in Virginia. The GlueX project is overseen (and largely-funded) by the United States Department of Energy, but is executed by a collaboration of universities throughout the country. When the project is complete near 2014, it will use an accelerated particle beam to map the spectrum of mesons generated by the excitation of the gluon field binding quarks together. The Tagger specifically will trap any electrons within a specific energy range (9GeV) as they are leaving the beam splitter, and will use the data collected from these electrons to study their corresponding photons (and gluons).
My assignment for the fall 2008 semester was to come up with a design for the “skeleton” framework that will both support and contain the electronic, optical, and mechanical components of the Tagger microscope. To do this, I used TurboCad drafting software to create ANSI-standardized renderings of the different pieces that will ultimately come together to form the Tagger’s skeleton. The idea for a skeleton framework for the actual Tagger box was decided on as a way to conserve weight in the final design. The final design must also be light-sealed and durable, and the contents of the box must be easily accessible for routine maintenance. I took all of these specific considerations into account when designing the Tagger skeleton (and box), and all of the details of my work are described below.
Overall, I hope to have the pieces of the skeleton machined and the Tagger box for the prototype microscope assembled by early 2009.