Silicon-based elementary particle tracking system: Materials science and mechanical engineering design

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6440311

Miller, W O; Gamble, M T; Thompson, T C; Hanlon, J A

Research and development of the mechanical, cooling, and structural design aspects of a silicon detector-based elementary particle tracking system has been performed. Achieving stringent system precision, stability, and mass requirements necessitated the use of graphite fiber-reinforced cyanate-ester (C-E) resins. Mechanical test results of the effects of butane, ionizing radiation, and a combination of both on the mechanical properties of these materials are presented, as well as progress on developing compression molding of an ultralightweight graphite composite ring structure and TV holography-based noninvasive evaluation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6440311
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-93-1162; CONF-930758-1; ON: DE93012630
• Resource Relation: Conference: 9. international conference on composite materials, Madrid (Spain), 12-16 Jul 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS
COMPRESSION STRENGTH
DESIGN
FIBERS
GRAPHITE
HOLOGRAPHY
MOLDING
REINFORCED MATERIALS
RESINS
SHEAR
SILICON
STABILITY
TENSILE PROPERTIES
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
CARBON
ELEMENTAL MINERALS
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MINERALS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYMERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SEMIMETALS
TESTING
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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