Announcements of Opportunity

SURF: Announcements of Opportunity

Below are Announcements of Opportunity posted by Caltech faculty and JPL technical staff for the SURF program. Each AO indicates whether or not it is open to non-Caltech students. If an AO is NOT open to non-Caltech students, please DO NOT contact the mentor. Announcements of Opportunity are posted as they are received. Please check back regularly for new AO submissions!
Remember: This is just one way that you can go about identifying a suitable project and/or mentor. Click here for more tips on finding a mentor. Announcements for external summer programs are listed here.

*Students applying for JPL projects should complete a SURF@JPL application instead of a "regular" SURF application.
*Students pursuing opportunities at JPL must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.

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Project:

A photosensor for the readout of barium fluoride scintillator

Discipline:

Physics

Mentor:

David Hitlin, Professor, (PMA), hitlin@caltech.edu, Phone: 16264840222

Mentor URL:

http://www.hep.caltech.edu/~hitlin/ (opens in new window)

Background:

Barium fluoride is the fastest known inorganic scintillator, wiiith potential applications in high energy physics and in medicine (PET scan). The scintillation light is in the UV, a difficult regime. We are developing photosensors with the appropriate characteristics to be able to detect this light.

Description:

Measure the characteristics of the photosensors, such as I/V curves, temperature dependence, quantum efficiency as a function of wavelength, etc.

References:

L. Zhang, et al., Spectral Response of UV Photodetectors for Barium Fluoride Crystal Readout. IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci. 69 (2022) 4, 958.

Student Requirements:

Basic lab experience, use of an oscilloscope and pulse height analyzer.

Programs:

This AO can be done under the following programs:

		Program	Available To
		SURF	both Caltech and non-Caltech students

Click on a program name for program info and application requirements.

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