2014
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - Design, Construction and Simulation of an ADRIANO Prototype Detector
N. Cornwell G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute C. Gatto, Fermilab Calorimetry is one of the most fundamental methods of particle detection and analysis still prevalently used in high energy physics. However, even in detectors as cutting edge as CMS, the calorimeters interfere with…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - SHOLO: Simulated Holometer Data
K. Nam G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute C. Stoughton, Fermilab The Fermilab Holometer is an experiment designed to detect and measure holographic noise, a fundamental uncertainty in position as a result of the quantization of space time. This summer, I worked with Chris Stoughton…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - Calculating Scaling Relations of Dark Energy Survey Galaxy Clusters using Multiwavelength Data
B. Coy G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute M. Soares-Santos, Fermilab Galaxy clusters are the most massive structures known to man, and a heated topic of research in the astrophysical world, and one of the primary research focuses of Fermilab's Dark Energy Survey. DES is a sky survey…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - The Effects of High Pressure on PT-1000 RTDs
A. Lindsay G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute H. Back, Fermilab This summer I ran many tests on a PT-1000, which is a type of resistance temperature detector (RTD). The PT-1000's resistance changes depending on the temperature. The PT-1000 also experiences a significant amount of…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - Measuring the Speed of Sound as a Technique to infer the Temperature of Bubble Chambers
M. Bernstein G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute M. Crisler, Fermilab Bubble chambers are contraptions used for direct dark matter detection. They contain a superheated fluid, and should form a small bubble if a dark matter particle interacts with a nucleus of an atom of the fluid.…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - PIP-II Beamline MC Simulation for Low Energy Neutrinos
K. Donlin G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute Jong-Hee Yoo, Fermilab This summer I simulated several different neutrino beams in order to help design a future neutrino beam at FermiLab. I spent a lot of time researching neutrinos; specifically their creation, oscillations, history,…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - Automating Testing of the Optical Links for the CMS
B. Hawks G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute J. Chramowicz and A. Prosser, Fermilab With the Phase 1 CMS Upgrades being on such a tight schedule, being able to test the upgraded CMS components within a timely manner is necessary. However, when trying to test the Bit Error Rate (BER)…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - Performance Studies for High Speed Data Communication for CMS Tracking Trigger
S. Wang G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute T. Lui, Fermilab In the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), clusters of protons are accelerated to extremely high speeds and collided inside a detector. In order to observe a rare event, the number of collisions needs to be very high. Luminosity…
FNAL-UC Abstract 2014 - Performance Study of a 2D Prototype of Vertically Integrated Pattern Recognition Associative Memory (VIPRAM)
S. Subramanian G. Dzuricsko and I. McNair, De LaSalle Institute T. Lui, Fermilab The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) is one of two multi-purpose detectors at CERN that are used to try to detect evidence of new physics, including the Higgs boson and dark matter particles. Inside this detector, bunches…