Construction of AC Motor Controllers for NOvA Experiment Upgrades

TL;DR

This paper details the design, construction, and testing of AC motor controllers crucial for precise beam manipulation in the NOvA neutrino experiment, enhancing the experiment's accuracy and reliability.

Contribution

It introduces a new set of durable, high-precision AC motor controllers specifically developed for the NOvA experiment's beam operations.

Findings

Ten AC motor controllers built and tested successfully.

Controllers provide accurate and reliable beam positioning.

Enhanced durability for long-term operation.

Abstract

I have been constructing Alternating Current (AC) motor controllers for manipulation of particle beam detectors. The capability and reliability of these motor controllers are essential to the Laboratory's mission of accurate analysis of the particle beam's position. The device is moved in and out of the beam's path by the motor controller followed by the Neutrinos at the Main Injector Off-Axis {\nu}e Appearance (NOvA) Experiment further down the beam pipe. In total, I built and tested ten ac motor controllers for new beam operations in the NOvA experiment. These units will prove to be durable and provide extremely accurate beam placement for NO{\nu}A Experiment far into the future.