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

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 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 Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; 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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603 -- Materials-- Properties
440103* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Nuclear Spectroscopic Instrumentation
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CARBON
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
COMPRESSION STRENGTH
DESIGN
DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS
ELEMENTAL MINERALS
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
FIBERS
GRAPHITE
HOLOGRAPHY
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MINERALS
MOLDING
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYMERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
REINFORCED MATERIALS
RESINS
SEMIMETALS
SHEAR
SILICON
STABILITY
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TESTING
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES