Lancaster EPP Capital bid 2016

粒子物理实验需要大量的技术资源来进行研究。我们要三样东西。第一个是制造能够非常精确地测量带电粒子位置的探测器。要做到这一点，敏感材料需要被分成越来越小的区域，然后连接到其他电子设备，以读取它们是否被击中。这需要一个非常精确的形式的'焊料'所谓的焊线机。我们要求的一个将使我们能够制造非常精确的探测器，可以用于粒子物理学，但也可以用于天文学，医学应用，地球观测等。第二个要求是计算机和存储，以便分析实验结果，特别是交互式的方式，允许人类通过眼睛评估数据。这种新颖的方法是将计算机“虚拟化”，这样不同的人就可以同时使用不同的操作系统，而不会有任何真实的性能损失。数据将能够更快地读取。最后一项是计算机控制的车床。这可以通过编程来快速、准确和可重复地生产大型产品。虽然3D打印机非常流行，但它们还不能生产粒子物理实验和其他活动所需的许多机械物品。这将使兰开斯特能够帮助建立下一代粒子物理实验。

Particle physics experiments require substantial technical resources to do their research. We are requesting three items. The first concerns the fabrication of detectors that can measure the position of charged particles very precisely. To do this, the sensitive materials need to be divided into increasingly small areas, and then connected to other electronics to read out if they have been hit or not. Thsi requires a very precise form of 'solderer' called a wire bonder. The one we are requesting will allow us to make very precise detectors that can be used for particle physics, but also astronomy, medical applications, earth observations etc etc.The second request is for computers and storage to allow the results from experiments to be analyzed, particularly interactively in a way that allows the human to assess the data by eye. The novel approach is to 'virtualize' the computers so different operating systems can be used by different people at the same time, without any real loss of performance. The data will be able to be read much faster.The last item is for a computer controlled lathe. This can be programmed to produce large items quickly, accurately and reproducibly. While 3D printers are very fashionable, they cannot yet produce many of the mechanical items required for particle physics experiments and other activities. This will allow Lancaster to help build the next generation of particle physics experiments.