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last update 1/13/97

Introduction to Atlas and the Transition Radiation Tracker.
(BY: M. Hartman)

Indiana people

Picture of The ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS)

Pictures and Drawings of The Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT) Module

Test Module Pictures
AutoCad Drawings
Pictures of The Module models and Fullscale Drawings.

Links to the 1.5 Meter Module Program

1.5 meter module project

PBS -Barrel

Tooling required

Assembly steps

Microsoft project file for 1.5 m module assembly, Fall, 1996

Images from cleanroom set up for module assembly, Oct. 28, 1996

Images from cleanroom set up for module assembly, Nov. 15, 1996

Images from cleanroom set up for module assembly, Jan. 13, 1997

Images from cleanroom set up for shell testing, Jan. 13, 1997


Links, Tests, or PostScript Doc's Containing Info on The Transition Material (Materials Included: Polypropylene Fiber, Polyethlene clad Polypropylene Fiber, Rohacell, or Polyethlene Foams).

Radiation Testing on TR Material (links to pictures, data, and procedure)
(Contains info on Polypropylene Fiber, Polyethlene clad Polypropylene Fiber, and Rohacell)



Radiation tests on TR materials (under development) (PostScript Document)

(BY: H. Ogren, D. Rust, B. Martin, B. Oliphant, M. Hartman, C. Zawistoski; DATE: Feb. 29, 1996)
(Contains info on Polypropylene Fiber, Polyethlene clad Polypropylene Fiber, and Rohacell)



Change in Shape of the Polyethylene Foam Transition Radiator Material After
Immersion in Carbon Dioxide (PostScript Document)
(BY: M. Hartman, D. Rust; DATE: Aug. 28, 1995)
(Contains info on Polyethlene Foam)

Attenuation Tests

Attenuation Tests (PostScript Document)
(BY: D. Rust, C. Zawistoski; DATE: July 2, 1996)


Attenuation Test Graphs
(Contains info on Polyethlene clad Polypropylene fiber bat)




Links, Tests, or PostScript Doc's Containing Info on TRT Building Material (Materials Included: Carbon Fiber Shell Material, Kapton, or Tracking Straws).

Strength tests of the Carbon Fiber Test Panels (PostScript Document)
(BY: C. Kline, B. Martin, D. Rust; DATE: Mar. 26, 1996)
(Contains info on Carbon Fiber Shell Material)



Heat Conductivity Tests (PostScript Document)
(BY: H. Ogren, D. Rust, C. Zawistoski; DATE: May 20, 1996)
(Contains info on Carbon Fiber Shell Material)



Attenuation Tests

Attenuation Tests (Data and Procedure)(not quite ready yet)


Attenuation Test Graphs
(Contains info on Carbon Fiber Shell Material, Kapton, and Tracking Straws)



Module Fiber Punch Engineering Pictures -1995

Module Fiber Punch 3-part die-Trial run at Breiner Co. 1996
(links to externally viewable pictures)



Links to IU HEP, ATLAS, and CERN:

CERN's Atlas Home Page

IU Bloomington's Physics Home Page

CERN's Home Page


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Revamped in 1996 by Carl Zawistoski
(czawisto@silver.ucs.indiana.edu)
Maintained by Fred Luehring
(fred@oolitic.physics.indiana.edu)
This page was developed by Brett Oliphant in July 1995.
boliphan@silver.ucs.indiana.edu