MRI-Consortium: Development of the Forward Tagger for the CLAS12 Detector at Jefferson Lab

MRI 联盟：杰斐逊实验室 CLAS12 探测器的前向标记器的开发

• 批准号: 1229373
• 负责人: Julie Roche
• 金额: $ 11.42万
• 依托单位: Ohio University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1229373&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Consortium; Development; Forward; Tagger

This MRI grant will help support the development of a particle detector being built by an international collaboration of scientists. The primary objective for the experiment using this detector is the search for new and exotic forms of matter. Regular matter is made from protons, neutrons and electrons. Many other types of particles are known, but some short-lived particles are predicted to exist from theoretical models of the theory of the strong force, called quantum chromodynamics (QCD). When high-energy photons strike a proton target, many particles are produced, and some of these may be the predicted exotic particles such as glueballs or hybrid mesons. In the process of developing this instrumentation, physicists train students in the use of high-technology equipment and electronics. Some of these students go on to develop new uses of the technology, such as the diagnostic equipment used in many hospitals, including MRI, CAT and PET scanners. The economic impact of a highly-trained workforce is well-documented. The development of this equipment will train students with high technology skills that are needed in today's marketplace, while adding to our understanding of QCD.

这项核磁共振拨款将帮助支持由国际科学家合作建立的粒子探测器的发展。使用这个探测器进行实验的主要目的是寻找新的和奇异的物质形式。常规物质是由质子、中子和电子构成的。许多其他类型的粒子都是已知的，但根据强力理论的理论模型，即量子色动力学（QCD），预测存在一些寿命较短的粒子。当高能光子撞击质子目标时，会产生许多粒子，其中一些可能是预测中的奇异粒子，如胶球或混合介子。在开发这种仪器的过程中，物理学家训练学生使用高科技设备和电子设备。其中一些学生继续开发该技术的新用途，例如许多医院使用的诊断设备，包括核磁共振成像、CAT和PET扫描仪。训练有素的劳动力对经济的影响有据可查。该设备的开发将培养学生掌握当今市场所需的高科技技能，同时增加我们对QCD的理解。