Masters Theses

Date of Award

5-2017

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Physics

Major Professor

Alfredo Galindo-Uribarri

Committee Members

Marianne Breinig, Soren Sorensen

Abstract

This work describes the testing and implementation of background monitoring devicesfor experiments in nuclear physics using a small single-board computer and locallyhosted servers for live updates.Two different experiments benefit from this constantenvironmental monitoring: the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment and underwatergamma detector submarine designed to closely monitor underwater fuel element activities.For the PROSPECT experiment, magnetic fields are important part of our backgroundcharacterization as the magnetic fields can directly influence the energy measurement. Thisstudy presents the characterization and monitoring of stray magnetic fields using triple axismagnetometers near the detector.In the underwater gamma detector, it is important to monitor the temperature andhumidity inside the submarine to detect any potential leaks that could damage the submergedelectronics

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