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Precision hybrid pipelined ADC
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Technology scaling poses challenges in designing analog circuits because of the decrease in intrinsic gain and reduced swing. An alternative to using high-gain amplifiers in the implementation of switched-capacitor circuits ... -
Precision location of additively manufactured components using integral kinematic couplings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, refers to an increasingly popular set of manufacturing technologies, broadly characterized by selectively adding material to create a component. The benefits of ... -
Precision machine design for the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry
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Precision magnetometry and imaging via quantum manipulation of spins in diamond
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016).Precise control of quantum states is a cornerstone of quantum science and technology. Recently, a multi-level electronic spin system in a robust room-temperature solid, based on the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center in ... -
A precision manipulation system for polymer microdevice production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Microfluidic science is currently going through a transition from the research laboratories to the industry as the applications and technologies increase and improve. One of the challenges of this transition is the automated ... -
Precision measurement of and search for dark matter in the transverse momentum spectra of Z bosons
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)A measurement of the differential Z boson production cross section in proton-proton collisions is presented. It furnishes a precision test of the Standard Model, and constrains the parton distribution functions of the ... -
Precision measurement of electron and positron flux in cosmic rays with the AMS-02 Detector
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)The cosmic ray electron and positron flux measurement can address a series of astrophysics and particle physics questions. This thesis presents an analysis of electron and positron flux from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV using the first ... -
Precision measurement of neutron spin asymmetry An1 at large xBj using CEBAF at 5.7 GeV
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Nucleon spin structure has remained one of the key issues of hadronic physics since the 1980's. Among the unsolved questions, the neutron spin structure in the valence quark region (the large Bjorken variable XBj region) ... -
Precision measurement of the boron to carbon ratio in cosmic rays with AMS-02
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)A precision measurement of the Boron to Carbon ratio in cosmic rays is carried out in the range 1 GeV/n to 670 GeV/n using the first 30 months of flight data of AMS-02 located on the International Space Station. Above 20 ... -
A precision measurement of the cosmic ray positron fraction on the International Space Station
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)AMS-02 is a precision particle physics experiment in space aiming to study dark matter, antimatter, and properties of cosmic rays to the TeV energy scale. This thesis presents a study of the cosmic ray positron fraction ... -
A precision measurement of the e⁺p/e⁻p elastic scattering cross section ratio at the OLYMPUS experiment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Measurements of the ratio of the proton elastic form factors ([mu]pGe/Gm) using Rosenbluth separation and those using polarization-based techniques show a strong discrepancy, which has persisted both in modern experimental ... -
Precision measurement of the proton electric to magnetic form factor ratio with BLAST
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)We have measured ... in the South Hall Ring of the MIT-Bates Linear Accelerator Facility. This experiment used a polarized electron beam, a pure hydrogen internal polarized target, and the symmetric Bates Large Acceptance ... -
Precision measurement of the spin-dependent asymmetry in the threshold region of quasielastic ³He [right arrow] (e [right arrow], e)Ì
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)The first precision measurement of the spin-dependent asymmetry in the threshold region of 3He(e, e') was carried out in Hall A at the Jefferson Laboratory, using a longitudinally polarized continuous wave electron beam ... -
A precision measurement of the transverse asymmetry AT̳' from quasi-elastic ³sHe [right arrow] (e [right arrow], e') process and the neutron magnetic form factor Gn̳m̳ at low Q²
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)Electromagnetic form factors are fundamental quantities in describing the underlying electromagnetic structure of nucleons. While proton electromagnetic form factors have been determined with good precision, neutron form ... -
Precision measurements of electron-proton elastic scattering cross sections at large Q²
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)The electromagnetic form factors are fundamental quantities characterizing the internal structure of the nucleon. Their measurements have provided significant insight into the spatial distribution and interaction of quarks ... -
Precision Measurements of Neon, Magnesium, and Silicon Flux in Cosmic Rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-09)Precise measurements of primary cosmic ray Neon, Magnesium and Silicon flux is important to understand the origins and propagation properties of heavy elements in the Galaxy. This thesis presents the measurements of Neon, ... -
Precision Measurements of the Vector Boson Scattering Production and Searches for Charged Higgs Bosons at the Large Hadron Collider
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-09)This thesis presents measurements of cross sections of vector boson pair production in association with two jets and a search for charged Higgs bosons (H superscript ±) decaying into a top and a bottom quark. The data ... -
A precision millimeter-wave measurement of the Rydberg frequency
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)The Rydberg frequency, cR[infinity], sets the frequency scale for the spectrum of hydrogen atoms. From a frequency measurement of one transition in hydrogen, cR[infinity] can be extracted and the frequency of any other ... -
Precision navigation for aerospace applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Navigation is important in a variety of aerospace applications, and commonly uses a blend of GPS and inertial sensors. In this thesis, a navigation system is designed, developed, and tested. Several alternatives are ... -
Precision orbit determination from GPS receiver navigation solutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
