Modified Penning Vacuum Gauge

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JonahSeptember 22, 2021Comments are off for this post.Tags: , , , , ,

The reliability of analog vacuum gauges in the midst of EMI and high voltage sparks such as the environment around a particle accelerator has kept them in use at the Fox Lab for many decades. The electronics are fairly straightforward which makes them fairly easy to repair and rebuild as needed. Without experience maintaining analog electronics, however, it can take a while to build the intuition needed to troubleshoot them efficiently. Also, there have been some modifications over the years to the fleet of Penning Gauges at the Fox Lab. I created a schematic to speed up this process and track modifications.

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I began my career with 8 years of experience in commercial and military security systems design and integration. I studied electrical engineering at Florida State University and eventually left the security industry to work at the John D. Fox Accelerator Laboratory at Florida State University. I started as a nuclear physics Engineering Technician and subsequently got promoted to Technical Research Designer. Upon graduating, I began a new career as a Flight Test Engineer for the United States Navy working in the Airborne Electronic Attack branch at Patuxent River NAS, MD. Daily, I am looking to apply my knowledge of electronics and software to the cutting-edge fields of aviation and exploration. I am a cave diver, alpinist and engineer at heart. I am drawn to the frontiers of mountain-top, underwater and outer space exploration.

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