Crystalline Channeling of MeV ion beams Research Advisor: Dr. Stephen Remillard Thin film strontium titanate (SrTiO3) on single crystal MgO substrate, and thin film strontium manganese oxide (SrMnO3) also on single crystal MgO substrate, are being considered for use in engineered superlattices. Crystal matching of the films to the substrates is indicated by channeling of …
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Alec Nelson – 2015
Inductive and Resistive Nonlinearities of a Superconductor Resonator Research Advisor: Dr. Stephen Remillard This experiment is designed to compare the feedback from an altered superconductor resonator with a conventional, unaltered superconductor resonator. Superconducting transmission lines are patterned on a lanthanum aluminium substrate chip with a geometry that resonates within the microwave range. Nonlinearities, distortion of …
Christina Sarosiek – 2015
Differential PIXE Analysis of Multi-layer Auto Paint Research Advisor: Dr. Paul DeYoung and Dr. Graham Peaslee Differential Particle Induced X-ray Emission (DPIXE) is a technique developed to analyze multi-layered samples in a non-destructive manner. Analysis of auto paint, in particular, is beneficial in legal cases involving automobile crimes. Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) involves particle …
Elizabeth Lindquist – 2015
PIXE-PESA Analysis to Determine Metalloprotein Stoichiometry Research Advisor: Dr. Paul DeYoung While approximately a third of all proteins are metalloproteins, their stoichiometric ratios are still largely unknown. Current elemental analysis procedures are capable of determining which metals are in a protein, but it is difficult to determine how many. To address this, an ion beam …
Jaclyn Brett – 2015
Analysis of 25F and 22O Nuclei from a 27Ne Ion Beam Research Advisor: Dr. Paul DeYoung and Dr. Graham Peaslee The nuclear structure of a state in a given isotope is determined by which nucleons occupy the bound and unbound energy levels. This state determines the energy of decay, which can be calculated from the …