Prototype profile: Emulsion placement jig for FASERν development
Simon Thor is a neutrino physicist working on the FASERν detector. In this video, he explains how he prototyped a jig for FASERν photographic film development.
The FASERν detector studies neutrinos created from proton-proton collisions in the LHC. To detect these neutrinos, analog photographic films (also known as emulsion films) are used, where the particles created from a neutrino interaction inside the FASERν detector created tiny black dots inside the films, which can be reconstructed as tracks.
To be able to analyze this data, these films are developed in large tanks of developer liquid. In order to make sure that the films are submerged in the liquid and properly developed, it is important that the films are placed at a certain location and are perfectly horizontal. We therefore 3D-printed this emulsion placement jig, which acts as a ruler, to help align the emulsion films.
Using the 3D-printers that are at IdeaSquare, we could quickly prototype, test, and redesign the jig to make it meet our needs and requirements.
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