Post Tagged with: "Edwards Accelerator Lab"

Brittney Kenady ǀ Studying the efficiency of an NE213 Neutron Detector

Brittney Kenady ǀ Studying the efficiency of an NE213 Neutron Detector

By Brittney Kenady (B.S. Physics Astrophysics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021) My summer research with Dr. Carl Brune at Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Laboratory  involved comparing methods of calibrating our NE213 neutron detectors by using data collected from previous experiments and analyzing it with a new code. […]

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May 29, 2019 at 4:14 pmIn Class Research

Matthew Connell ǀ Detector simulations for nuclear astrophysics studies

Matthew Connell ǀ Detector simulations for nuclear astrophysics studies

By Matthew Connell (B.S. Physics, Honors Tutorial College, Class of 2021) Editor’s Note: Matthew Connell worked with Dr. Zach Meisel, an assistant professor in Physics & Astronomy and programmed a simulation of a new detector array being developed at Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Laboratory. Matthew’s simulations will enable researchers to […]

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May 23, 2019 at 3:29 pmIn Class Research

Kevin Boyd ǀ Selecting DIS events for experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson National Laboratory

Kevin Boyd ǀ Selecting DIS events for experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson National Laboratory

By Kevin Boyd (B.S. Physics Astrophysics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2020) Experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson Lab measured the probability of an electron inducing the radiation of a photon by a proton in kinematic regimes previously unexplored. The measurement was performed in 9 different settings. The goal of […]

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May 23, 2019 at 2:31 pmIn Class Research

Brandenburg Receives Top Honors at National Symposium

Kristyn Brandenburg

Ohio University astrophysics doctoral student Kristyn Brandenburg was recognized at the spring 2018 Stewardship Science Academic Programs symposium, where her poster and presentation received the Outstanding Poster award. Physicists from approximately 40 universities attended the biennial symposium in Bethesda, Md., which was sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration. “The […]

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June 7, 2018 at 3:18 pmResearch