Stacking+2010

Abstract Student: Kyle Mentor: Mike Mckenna Notre Dame location My project is not a research project. I stack scintillating fibers to create cosmic ray detectors that allow people to “see” cosmic rays as the pass through the detector. Group Name: Fiber Stacking Student: Kyle Logsheet 01: 6/21-6/25 Monday- Today I learned how to do my main project of fiber stacking, Mike and I worked through the steps together. Basically we put 82 scintillating fibers side by side on to a ribbon that will later be made into a detector for cosmic rays. We do it with tiny fibers so that people can “see” the cosmic ray, and the fibers will produce light that can be seen using a photomultiplier, these detectors are used for visual displays. Tueseday –Mike had a meeting and I got to do my project by myself. It was nerve racking and challenging. When I finished I read the poster of the last student to be working in my position to better understand what I am working on. Wednesday-More Fiber stacking. Then I learned to use a laithe to cut light injectors for CERN. Thursday-More Fiber Stacking. More cutting. Friday-Fiber stacking and cutting on the laithe. Then I organized my work station and cut materials I need for fiber stacking.

Logsheet 02: 6/28-7/2 Monday-Fiber Stacking, and using the laithe to cut light injectors. Tueseday- Fiber stacking. Then I went with the CRD group to the machine shop on the Notre Dame campus to cut paddles. Wednesday-Fiber stacking, then I used a hole puncher to cut Grommits for the liquid paddles being used in the research in the CRD group. Thursday-Fiber stacking, and I cut grommits for the liquid paddles. Friday-Just fiber stacking and I left early today.

Logsheet 03: 7/5—7/16 Tueseday-Fiber stacking, then we hauled things up to the campus to clear workspace for a new machine in the back of the lab. Wednesday-Fiber stacking. Then we cut pieces of wood to help stabalize the new machine in the back of the shop. We needed to stabilize it because the machine weighs 600 lbs. and could possibly tip over if we didn’t put the wood pieces on to keep the table legs from collapsing. Thursday-Fiber stacking. Monday- Fiber Stacking. This went extremely long today because the fiber we use kept snapping, then it got tangled on the spool and we had to start over a few times. I finished epoxying the ribbon right when our lunch lecture began. Tuesday- Fiber stacking. We also hauled cardboard out to the curb so that the trash company would be able to get to it. Wednesday-Fiber stacking. Today I did my first work on CRIL or cosmic Ray interactive lab. It is a display for educational purposes at places such as Fermilab and Cern to teach people about Cosmic rays. Most of my work is putting together boxes for photomultiplier tubes for scintillating tiles. Thursday-Trip to fermilab! Tours, lectures, a learning center, and more tours. We also stopped at American Science and surplus a surplus science store out of Chicago. Friday-Fiber stacking. CRIL

Logsheet 04: 7/19-7/23 Vacation