Inspiration
Our team comprised of members coming from background in Particle Physics, Applied MAth, Fundamental Physics and Machine Learning. Our inspiration was the project - EIC or the Electron Ion Collider, an experiment recently announced by the D.O.E., US. As evident from the name, an electron beam would collide with a heavy ion to explore fundamental nature of particles- particularly the spin of protons.
What it does
The project designed by our team uses principles of optics viz. Reflection, refraction etc to manipulate an electron beam and make it traverse in a particular trajectory. We are basically designing an E&M equivalent of optics by using E&M fields instead of lenses.
How I built it
The animation was build using matplotlib.animation. We used Python to simulate a random distribution of electrons. We then simulated a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the paper which is an equivalent of the optical mirror, in order to “reflect” pr change the trajectory of those electrons by 90 degrees.
Challenges I ran into
We initially created a beam of electrons by focusing randomly distributed electrons using an electric field, but that would require more time; so the time crunch was a big challenge to overcome. Moreover, since we one of our teammates is stationed in India, we had a problem of time zone difference
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We could simulate electrons in the magnetic field and see the randomly distributed electrons twirling in the field with the cyclotron radius. We used data visualisation techniques used in the industry.
What I learned
We would need to assert the position of the infinite current carrying wire in order to generate the field in the region we wish.
What's next for Optics Animation
Streamline flow of electrons, traversing complicated paths with the help of magnetic field.
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