Worked with a group to create a low cost quantum entanglement lab apparatus for use in a senior level physics lab. When a radioactive source is placed within the apparatus, entangleed photons are emitted and are then detected using a detector system designed by the group. An assoicated research poster was designed and is attached.
Designed and assembled a 3D magnetic field mapping system using machined parts, Velmex bislide rails, and stepper motors to control movement. The mapper outputs 3D magnetic field gradient graphs and is controlled using a python script and an associated user interface that was created using QTCreator. A cart for convenient storage and transportation of the mapper and its associated components was also designed using CAD software and made using aluminum parts.
Spent ten weeks at Nagoya University working on an experiment designed to measure the electric dipole moment (EDM) of polarized helium3 atoms. The He3 was polarized using spin exchange optical pumping, and three sets of coils were used to sustain polarization, align the spins of the atoms, and then another set to 'kick' the spins out of alignment. By creating a high voltage electric field around the He3 you are then able to observe if there are differences in the rates of their realignment which would indicate the presence of an EDM.
