EPD materials
Updated on Sun, 2017-02-26 14:12. Originally created by lisa on 2016-07-06 20:01.
Really just a list, with links, to materials used in the EPD. The construction proposal is attached below, as well.
General:
- 3D printer - Ultimaker 2+ ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-2-plus
- Scintillator material www.eljentechnology.com/index.php/products/plastic-scintillators/ej-200-ej-204-ej-208-ej-212
Electronics:
- Silicon photomultipliers - Hamamatsu S13360-1325PE www.hamamatsu.com/jp/en/S13360-1325PE.html
- Amplifiers from Hamamatsu for testing SiPMs - www.hamamatsu.com/us/en/product/category/3100/4004/4149/C12332-01/index.html
Fibers and related:
- Wavelength-shifting (WLS) fibers - Kuraray Y-11 1mm diameter BSJ multi-cladding S-type: kuraraypsf.jp/pdf/all.pdf
- Clear optical fibers Kuraray Clear-PS 1.15 mm diameter BJ - kuraraypsf.jp/psf/cf.html
- Sandpaper (used for fiber polishing): -
- 320 / 220 / 180 grit - from McMaster - www.mcmaster.com/#sanding-sheets/=136606z
- Polishing sheets from ThorLabs - www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm
- Get the second item list of sandpapers "Fiber Polishing/Lapping Film for use with Stainless Steel Ferrules" - Get all four: LF03P, LF1P, LF3P, LF5P
Glue / epoxy / paint
- Potting glue for fiber connectors - 3M Scotch-Weld Epoxy Adhesive 2158 Gray - Parts A and B - (at McMaster) - www.mcmaster.com/#3m-scotch-weld-epoxy-adhesives/=136l5o9
- Optical cement - Eljen EJ-500 www.eljentechnology.com/index.php/products/accessories
- Reflective paint for fiber ends - TBD
- Reflective epoxy for between the tiles, and for along the central fiber channel
- Mix is DER 332 resin + D230 Jaffemine + TiO2 powder, mixed according to the detailed recipe in this document from CDF collaboration.
- DER 332 resin: www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/31185
- D230 Jaffemine: www.ulprospector.com/en/na/Coatings/Detail/848/34435/JEFFAMINE-D-230-Polyoxypropylenediamine
- TiO2 powder available more or less everywhere (including Amazon)
Wrapping and construction:
- Tape used for covering scintillator during gluing - Ultra-slippery tape with Teflon PTFE - (at McMaster) www.mcmaster.com/#slippery-tape/=1365ue4
- Tyvek wrapping material (without the printing used for house-wrapping) - TBD
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