TRIUMF Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics STUDENT JOB PROGRAM Fall 2018 job posting Job number TR18-3-13 | ||
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Position Title:TITAN Co-op Student | ||
Name of Project:Electron plasmas and single ions - trapping and manipulating charged particles | ||
Overview:The atomic mass plays a critical role in furthering our understanding in many disciplines, from forensics to metrology. In nuclear physics where short-lived synthesized nuclides are studied, masses indicate the energetically allowed pathways for stellar-burning processes for nuclear astrophysics, the strength of the strong interaction and with that the limits of nuclear existence, and physics beyond the Standard Model, complementarily to experiments at the LHC-CERN. The unprecedented precision and accuracy of Penning trap mass spectrometers have made them the tool of choice for these measurements. Among Penning trap mass spectrometers at rare isotope beam facilities, TRIUMF’s Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear Science (TITAN) is unique for two reasons: its capability to charge breed ions to boost precision and its unparalleled measurement speed.As the charge breeding process can worsen the ion beam properties, a Cooler Penning Trap (CPET) is under development to sympathetically cool the highly charged ions with an electron plasma. An electron gun has been developed, and its beam trapped, forming an electron plasma. This plasma requires rigorous characterization. To this end, a non-destructive detection is being developed based on the small currents induced in the trap structure by the electron plasma. | ||
Duties:The project is to design and build a low-noise amplifier system in coordination with TRIUMF’s Electronics Group. The amplifier will be test off-line and then installed to study the electron plasma's collective modes.The student will also participate in all on-line experiments. | ||
Skills learned during this work experience:The student will learn about plasma physics, low-energy beam transport, control of a complex research facility, electronics development, ultra-high vacuum (UHV) procedures, and the physics motivation for atomic mass measurements. | ||
Qualifications:Student should have passed the first semester of upper division electromagnetism and a lab course including circuits with a grade of a B- or better. | ||
Shiftwork required:Yes | ||
Period of work:4 mo with possible 4-month extension | ||
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:
Applications must be received at TRIUMF by 4:00pm Pacific time on 2018-05-24. 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)
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For more information, visit our web site http://www.triumf.ca |