Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication for the GlueX Experiment
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Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication for the GlueX Experiment
Brendan Prattwith
Fridah MokayaRichard Jones
University of Connecticut
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Outline
Overview of GlueX
UConn Laser Ablation Setup
Analysis of Radiator Samples
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The GlueX Experiment
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Thin and Flat Diamonds
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Radiators restricted to 20μm thickness due to multiple scattering
Must also have well defined crystal structure with whole crystal rocking curves less than 35μr
Techniques for thinning diamond exist, but they leave samples stressed and “potato chipped”
Laser ablation as a viable method for machining while keeping internal crystal structure unchanged
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UConn Laser Ablation Facility
LASER
L1L2
L3
DiamondAblation Chamber
X-Y Translation
Stage
LabView
• CNC style XY translation and laser pulsing via LabView• Ablation Chamber optimized to reduce amorphous carbon deposition on windows• Enhanced optics to reduce spherical aberrations (sub micron beam spot)
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X-ray assessment: S150surface of S150 was polished with RCMP process
limited bylimited byinstrumentalinstrumentalresolution !resolution !
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X-ray assessment: S90surface of S90 was not treated after VPIE process
not as flat not as flat as S150, butas S150, butstill in spec.still in spec.
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X-ray assessment: S30 – the real targetsurface of S30 was not treated after VPIE process
challengechallengelies here!lies here!
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new idea tested in 2012: add add a framea framediamonds appear to warp
severely when thinned to20 microns
try to stiffen the diamond byleaving a thick outer frame
around the 20 micron region
frame around 20 micron is still part ofthe single crystal, maintains planarity
warping is from combination ofmounting and internal stresses
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First “picture frame” sample: U40
3 mm
315 micronframe aroundoutside edge
thinned innerrectangularwindow
residual rasterpattern is froma coarse laserstep size
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3D Zygo Images of U40
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approximate bottom surface depth,Zygo measurement on next slide
White-light interferometer gives surface and thickness profiles with sub-micron prec.
top surface measurements with Zygo
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3D Zygo Images of U40White-light interferometer gives surface and thickness profiles with sub-micron prec.
average thickness
40μm
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X-ray rocking curve for U40
excellent excellent result for result for thinned thinned diamond!diamond!
surface of U40 was not treated after ablation
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Observations on ablated sample Central region looks good Sharpness of the walls does not degrade with depth Pileup of amorphous carbon is not catastrophic So far no clouding of the ablation chamber window from
residue
Excellent flatness of the central regionExcellent flatness of the central region So far no need for active correction to cutting rate, So far no need for active correction to cutting rate,
but pulse-by-pulse recording of laser power is being collected, can be used to keep the milling rate even more uniform
Exploring annealing techniquesExploring annealing techniques
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Questions?
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Extra Slides
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New vs. Old Spot Profile
Approx. 0.3mm
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Approx. 0.60mm
Approx. 0.15mm
Wider spot size in y allows for larger step sizes and faster rasterizing.
Aspect Ratio 1.5
Aspect Ratio 4before
after
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