TRIUMF
Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics
STUDENT JOB PROGRAM
Summer 2018 job posting
Job number TR18-2-37

Position Title:

Beam Optics and Recommissioning of the M11 beam channel 

Name of Project:

Beam Optics and Recommissioning of the M11 beam channel 

Overview:

The M11 beam channel at TRIUMF is a system comprising dipole magnets to bend subatomic particles, and quadrupole and sextupole magnets to focus these particles. It is used to select the momentum of a beam of secondary particles (pions, muons and positrons / electrons) produced by the proton beam of the TRIUMF cyclotron, and directs these particles into a beam area where the experiments are located. Formally, the effect of a set of bending and focusing magnets on charged particles is almost identical to that of a system of prisms and lenses in optics, hence we refer to the "ion-optics" properties of the beam channel.

This beam channel will be reconfigured in the period January-March 2018 to direct particles to the east rather than to the west. This redirection requires a computational study of the ion-beam optics of this new configuration to optimize the flux of particles delivered, and experimental measurements of the beam properties in this new configuration.

Duties:

1. The student will assist with the computational study of the beam optics, using TRANSPORT, TRANSOPTR and other particle beam transport programs.

2. The student will assist in measuring the beam size, particle composition, and beam flux of the delivered beam particles at various momentum settings.

3. The student will revise the user's manual for the M11 beam channel.

Skills learned during this work experience:

- ion-beam optics of bending and focusing systems for beams of charged particles from an accelerator

- matrix techniques for describing and calculating the bending and focusing properties of dipole and quadrupole magnets

- techniques for optimizing an ion-beam optical system

- understanding how subatomic particles interact when they pass through matter

- techniques of detecting and characterizing subatomic particles (pions, muons, electrons/positrons) produced by an accelerator

Qualifications:

Physics / engineering physics / electrical engineering student with an interest in the optics of charged particle beams; good ability in written English and good presentation skills

Shiftwork required:

No

Period of work:

May - Aug 2018  
Salary is commensurate with academic progress and previous relevant work experience, and ranges from $ 2080 to $ 2800 per month plus 4% vacation pay.
TRIUMF pays round-trip airfare (this does not apply to Vancouver/Victoria students); for Vancouver Island students, TRIUMF will pay ferry costs.

TRIUMF is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all qualified undergraduate students as defined below:

  • Canadian undergraduate students or Canadian Permanent Resident undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited post secondary institution in Canada (or outside Canada) who are studying in a vocational or professional training program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate.
  • Foreign full-time undergraduate students currently enrolled at a designated learning institution at the post-secondary level, and who are studying in an academic, vocational or professional training program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate that is at least six months in duration, and who have a valid Canadian study permit which allows for employment off-campus, and who have applied for a Social Insurance Number
  • Foreign undergraduate students enrolled in a recognized undergraduate program of study abroad who have accepted, or are in the process of accepting, an "Invitation to Apply" for a work permit under the International Experience Canada (IEC) program http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/apply.asp

Applications must be received at TRIUMF by 4:00pm Pacific time on 2018-01-22.

To apply for any of the job postings, you must submit one application for each and every job for which you wish to be considered. Please combine all documents into one PDF for each job. All applications can be attached to one email in PDF format. Please do not send electronic documents in formats other than PDF. Please save the PDF as lastname-job number (eg Smith-15.pdf)

    An application consists of a:
  • Covering letter
  • Resume
  • Transcript of all post secondary grades (unofficial copies are accepted)
  • in addition, an online application form must be filled out for each job
    Applications must also clearly indicate:
  • The number of academic terms completed (i.e. terms, semesters, or quarters)
  • The number of work terms completed (or the equivalent)
  • The TRIUMF Job Number must be clearly stated in the covering letter

Students within an university co-op program MUST apply for TRIUMF jobs through their university co-op education office.

Email to:

student@triumf.ca

Mail to:

TRIUMF Student Program
Job Number TR18-2-37
4004 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
V6T 2A3

No phone calls please. TRIUMF wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, and regrets that only those being considered will be contacted.

TRIUMF is located on the campus of the University of British Columbia.
For more information, visit our web site
http://www.triumf.ca