PhD Studentship: On Novel Opaque Scintillator Detector R&D and Neutrino Physics

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Functions are invited from proficient, inventive, and motivated college students for a PhD place in Experimental Particle Physics to hitch the Sussex group engaged on novel opaque scintillator detector R&D and neutrino physics below the supervision of Prof Jeff Hartnell.

You’ll have the chance to work on the thrilling and counter-intuitive thought of utilizing opaque scintillators as particle detectors. Historically, gentle travels by a clear scintillator to a photosensor. Our strategy, referred to as LiquidO, embeds a lattice of optical fibres in an opaque scintillator with a brief scattering size. The scintillation photons are stochastically confined near the purpose of manufacturing by way of scattering and extracted by the fibres, eradicating the necessity for handbook segmentation to create high-resolution imaging detectors. There are a lot of functions in particle physics and past. Additional data will be discovered right here: https://youtu.be/Ccc3ecIoowk .

You’ll be part of one of many largest teams growing this know-how world-wide. Prof Jeff Hartnell co-leads the CLOUD neutrino experiment, which can deploy a 10-ton LiquidO detector 35 metres from Europe’s strongest nuclear reactor cores at Chooz in France on the timescale of this studentship. The Sussex group additionally has a powerful programme of in-house prototype growth, building, operation and evaluation in addition to characterisation of various scintillators and fibres.

This mission additionally consists of the chance to spend an prolonged interval working abroad.

Residence and Abroad college students are eligible to use.

UK college students are eligible for dwelling tuition charges, as are EU college students with settled or pre-settled standing below the EU Settlement Scheme . Excellent college students not eligible for dwelling charges could also be thought of for a partial tuition price waiver above that stage.

Funding is out there for a September 2024 begin which features a tax-free bursary (£18,662 each year in 2023/24) and totally paid (on the Residence pupil stage) tuition charges for 3.5 years. Extra monetary assist is offered to cowl short-term and long-term journey. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will probably be held in February and March initially and can proceed till positions are crammed. Functions from self-funded college students all in favour of accessible initiatives are additionally welcome at any time of the 12 months.

Functions shut at 23:45 on fifth April 2024.

For extra particulars in regards to the mission, please contact Prof Jeff Hartnell [email protected] .

For sensible questions on functions and/or eligibility for funding, please contact [email protected]

For tutorial questions please contact the coordinator of EPP PhD admissions, Dr Elisabeth Falk: [email protected]

Functions: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/phd/apply

Please state within the Finance part of the web type that you’re making use of for ‘STFC/EPP/2023/03’.