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LBNF/DUNE Target Phase 2

Lead Research Organisation: University of Bristol
Department Name: Physics

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Related Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Award Value
ST/W001683/1 31/03/2022 31/12/2023 £127,251
ST/W001683/2 Transfer ST/W001683/1 01/01/2024 30/03/2028 £203,679
 
Description Over the last year in this project we have studied a few new grades of graphite in terms of their 3D porosity distribution and residual stresses. We've found that they are very different from existing medium grained graphite and we should treat them differently for the target application.
Exploitation Route The results are reported at various workshops and conferences. We are building on the understanding gained to development better target graphite materials. The methods established can be used in other ceramics or porous materials in general.
Sectors Aerospace

Defence and Marine

Energy

 
Description Some of the general findings have been used as materials for an open day outreach event at Oxford to inspire younger generation to select science and engineering as their future subject.
First Year Of Impact 2024
Sector Education
Impact Types Societal

 
Description PhD studentship
Amount £75,000 (GBP)
Organisation Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 
Sector Public
Country United States
Start 09/2023 
End 09/2027
 
Title Raman spectroscopy as a tool for total irradiation damage assessment in target graphite 
Description A method was developed to evaluate the total amount of damage introduced in target graphite as a result of proton beam bombardment. This utilzed the correlation between decrease in crystallite size and increase in the bandwidth of a single peak of the graphite Raman spectrum. This paper has been published on Carbon.: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008622323004268 New experiments are proposed and planned to verify the method on target graphite materials. 
Type Of Material Data analysis technique 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This work has been published and provided a novel method to unify the damage quantification in graphite materials by different types of energetic particles. 
URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008622323004268
 
Description International Women in STEM Day 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact The event was organised by a PhD student in Chemistry who is the CEO of Creative Tuition Collective (https://www.creativetuitioncollective.com/) (www.linkedin.com/in/lara-lalemi). In short, they provide young people from lower income backgrounds with free STEM tuition and mental well-being support to improve their academic abilities and self-confidence. Part of their mission in creating Creative Tuition is to showcase how science and maths is a joy to be a part of and a worthwhile career path for anyone, no matter what barriers they do or do not face. They wanted to make a video of local prominent women across the university to showcase in a school assembly in celebration of International Women in STEM Day. I took part in this.
The video did not focus on the fact that I am a woman, but the focus was to show students brilliant scientists and mathematicians who happen to be women.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://creativetuitioncollective-my.sharepoint.com/personal/laralalemi_creativetuitioncollective_co...
 
Description Soapbox science event to promote women in Science and Engineering 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact We organised Soapbox science to promote women in science and engineering at Bristol.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023