LBNF Neutrino Horn Power Supply Stripline
Neutrino focusing horns require an incredible 5,000V, 300,000A pulse of electricity for 800µs to effectively steer particles. The conductors that carry this power experience immense electromagnetic force during a pulse. I engineered components to withstand these forces in extreme environments, and developed prototypes to efficiently test my designs.
MAGIS-100 Structures, Magnetometry and Vacuum Chambers
MAGIS-100 is an upcoming quantum project at Fermilab that will be installed in the 100m long vertical MINOS access shaft. For the project I design mechanical structures, magnetometry systems, and vacuum chambers to help the project meets its physics goals.
Garnet Cavity Tuner LDRD
Physicists at Fermilab were able to secure Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) funding to improve booster radio frequency (RF) cavity performance through the use of new materials. In collaboration with physicists on the project I developed and delivered a device that will allow RF losses due to garnet components to be tested as a function of bias field.
MI-52 Electrostatic Septum Repair
The MI-52 septa use a conductive plane formed by over 1,400 tungsten-rhenium wires to steer protons. Over time the wires break due to interaction with the particle beam. I was able to successfully reverse-engineer the decades old wire replacement process and remanufacture a damaged septum with the help of Fermilab machinists.
Mu2e Septum Electrostatic Simulations
As a newly designed device, the Mu2e septum had some initial difficulty reaching its operational voltage of -100kV. I performed electrostatic simulations and provided design guidance to reduce unwanted peak field intensities within the device by over 40%.
Mu2e Septum Transport Cart
Installing delicate beamline devices is often a challenge. To allow easy installation of the Mu2e Septa, I designed and built a pneumatic system that allows leveling and lowering of the septum using an onboard compressed nitrogen tank.
LBNF LCW System Design
Magnets, power supplies, and even the power distribution conductors themselves at Fermilab are often cooled with low-conductivity water (LCW). I completed the preliminary design of a 4,000 gallon LCW system for the upcoming Long Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF). When completed the system will provide roughly one mega-watt of cooling for over 60 devices under full load.
