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Constructing And Testing A Permanent-Magnet Railgun, Yangfan Wu
Constructing And Testing A Permanent-Magnet Railgun, Yangfan Wu
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A modified magnetic railgun has been built and investigated. Permanent magnets were used to supply the magnetic field and a car battery was used to provide the current. The projectile has been successfully shot out. An alternative way to create a magnetic field is running a large current through the rails. Preliminary calculations revealed that the current will need to be enormous in order to provide a satisfactory magnetic field. For such a large current a huge capacitor pool would be necessary. Strong permanent magnets are available and allow us to bypass the difficulties of simply using the current in …
Investigating The Benefit Of Using Magnetorheological Fluids In A Shock Absorber, Chao Guo
Investigating The Benefit Of Using Magnetorheological Fluids In A Shock Absorber, Chao Guo
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The beneficial properties of magnetorheological fluids are applied in the design and testing of a prototype suspension system. Because viscosity of these fluids increased tremendously under the influence of a magnetic field, a suspension shock absorber containing magnetorheological fluids fluid is proposed. The shock system tested displayed resistance to motion with respect to the magnetic field strength.
Correlating Fiber Quality Assurance Tests For The Nova Far Detector Modules, Amanda K. Bowers
Correlating Fiber Quality Assurance Tests For The Nova Far Detector Modules, Amanda K. Bowers
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In an effort to better understand the most fundamental units of matter, physicists are drawn to study the elusive neutrino. Measuring various parameters of neutrinos resulting from their oscillations between three different flavor states can lead to an explanation for the asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe. Because they are massless and weakly interacting, detecting these leptons has been a challenging feat. However, large-scale collaborations, such as NOvA, are now able to build detectors that capture information about a neutrino's interaction with atomic matter. During their propagation through space, neutrinos oscillate between various flavor states. Physicists are …