Advanced Instrumentation and Extreme Environments

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Advanced Instrumentation and Extreme Environments
Leerdoelen	1) judge in a quantitative manner whether an environment should be considered extreme and whether special design considerations for instrumentation is necessary. 2) present the most important techniques to achieve a cryogenic and a vacuum environment. 3) explain the instrument design considerations that are specific to the extreme environments that are being considered. 4) argue the suitability of specific materials for the extreme environments that are being considered. 5) appraise and criticize the design of an advanced instrument to be used in an extreme environment and propose improvements.
Omschrijving	For certain applications, advanced instruments need to either operate in an extreme environment or provide such an environment. The following extreme environments will be considered: low temperature (cryogenic) and temperature cycling, high vacuum, high vibration levels, low contamination, high electromagnetic interference levels (and shielding), and high levels of ionizing radiation. Some words will be said on how cryogenic and high vacuum environments can be achieved. The main subject will be the instrument design considerations that are specific to these environments. Important aspects are the choice and behaviour of materials and technologies. The course contents will be illustrated by examples from the medical field, fusion energy, space instrumentation and nuclear/hadron/particle physics.
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	Hoorcollege (LC), Practisch werk (PRC), Werkcollege (T) (24 LC, 12 T, 12 PRC, 92 self study)
Toetsvorm	Meerkeuze toets (MC), Schriftelijk tentamen (WE) (50% WE, 50% MC)
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	P.G. Dendooven
Docent(en)	dr. ir. G. de Lange , P.G. Dendooven
Entreevoorwaarden	The course unit assumes prior knowledge acquired from Basic Detection Techniques (MSc Mechanical Engineering).
Opmerkingen	The exam contains both open and multiple-choice questions, testing the understanding and the ability to appraise and criticize which the students have acquired. The exam grade is the final mark.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type MSc Mechanical Engineering: Advanced Instrumentation  (Compulsory Courses) 1 semester I b verplicht