Date Thesis Awarded

5-2017

Access Type

Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only

Degree Name

Bachelors of Science (BS)

Department

Physics

Advisor

Keith Griffioen

Committee Members

Gina Hoatson

M. Victoria Costa

Abstract

The second BONuS (Barely Off-Shell Nucleon Structure) experiment seeks to expand the detection range of the neutron structure to Bjorken x up to 0.8. For that, a new radial time projection chamber needs to be built, which is twice as long as the original one. The goal of this work is to make prototypes for the conducting mylar shell that generates a uniform radial electric field for the chamber, and to develop a specially designed apparatus and procedure that will reduce the wrinkles in this ultra-thin cylindrical mylar shell.

Recommended Citation

Zhao, Wenqing, "Wrinkleless Mylar Cylinders: Design and Prototyping for the BONuS detector at Jefferson Lab" (2017). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1022.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1022