|
Award Abstract #0320942
Collaborative Research: Development of a Particle Tracking System for the Qweak Experiment
| NSF Org: |
PHY
Division of Physics
|
|
|
| Initial Amendment Date: |
July 26, 2003 |
|
| Latest Amendment Date: |
August 22, 2007 |
|
| Award Number: |
0320942 |
|
| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
|
| Program Manager: |
Kathleen V. McCloud
PHY Division of Physics
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
|
|
| Start Date: |
September 1, 2003 |
|
| Expires: |
August 31, 2008 (Estimated) |
|
| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$264600 |
|
| Investigator(s): |
David Armstrong armd@physics.wm.edu (Principal Investigator)
John Finn (Co-Principal Investigator)
Todd Averett (Co-Principal Investigator)
Roger Carlini (Co-Principal Investigator)
|
|
| Sponsor: |
College of William and Mary
Grants & Research Admin.
Williamsburg, VA 23187 757/221-3966
|
|
| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
|
|
| Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
|
|
| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR, 0000
|
|
| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
|
ABSTRACT
The College of William and Mary will design and build the `Region 3'
tracking chambers for the Qweak experiment at Jefferson Lab. This
groundbreaking experiment will measure the weak charge of the proton,
as a precision test of the energy scale dependence of the weak mixing
angle, sin2(theta_W), thus providing a uniquely sensitive probe of physics
beyond the Standard Model of fundamental physics.
The Region 3 wire chambers are an essential component of the particle
tracking system, which is needed in order to precisely measure the kinematics of
the elastically scattered electrons, as well as for critical studies
of experimental backgrounds. The chambers will consist of
two sets of large (2 m long, 30 cm wide) vertical drift chambers for
a total of 4 planes of x,y positions with delay-line readout, providing
a position resolution on the order of 100 microns and an angular resolution
of about 1.5 milliradians.
The Region 3 project will have a substantial educational component,
as both undergraduate and graduate students will be intimately
involved in all phases: design, prototyping, construction and testing
of the chambers. William & Mary has committed new funding support for
this project for two entry-level graduate students for three years,
providing tangible impact on graduate physics education. The project
will be be ideal for generating topics for senior theses and summer
research projects for undergraduate students.
Please report errors in award information by writing to: awardsearch@nsf.gov.
|
