Cosmic Ray Workshop at Virginia Tech, June 2017

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Published: Fri, 06/02/2017 - 11:40 | Group(s):

Virginia Tech QuarkNet Center

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Agenda

Wednesday June 7: Introduction to QuarkNet and Cosmic Rays

Time (ET)	Activity
09:00	Introductions and paperwork; registration
09:30	Introduction to VTl Particle Physics (Leo Piilonen)
10:00	Introduction to QuarkNet website and Data Portfolio Level I Data Portfolio Actviities Dice Histograms Rolling with Rutherford Quark Workbench
12:00	lunch
13:00	Work in groups on Cosmic Ray e-Lab Tour of e-Lab (all) Log in and explore Background research: Standard Model, Cosmic Rays using e-Lab resources
15:00	Informal Milestone Discussion with Lead Teachers What are Cosmic Rays? How do we detect and study Cosmic Rays?

Thursday 8 June: Detector Commissioning and Research

Time (ET)	Actvity
09:00	Level II Data Portfolio Actviity Cosmic Muon Lifetime part 1 (spreadsheet) Start research activities Set up CRMD and set rates Set up data run Create 2 research groups
11:00	Quantum Physics (Ed Barnes)
12:00	lunch
13:00	Group 1 Continue Muon Lifetime Activity Choose independent research project and begin work	Group 2 Tour of Kimballton Underground Research Facility

Friday 9 June: Research and Experiments

Time (ET)	Activity
09:00	QuarkNet teacher survey
09:30	Group 1 Continue work on research project	Group 2 Continue Muon Lifetime Activity (spreadsheet) Choose independent research project and begin work
11:00	Underground physics and the search for double beta decay (Thomas O'Donnell)
12:00	lunch
13:00	Group 1 Tour of Kimballton Underground Research Facility	Group 2 Continue work on research project

Saturday 10 June: Pull it all together

Time (ET)	Activity
09:00	Discussion: What is QuarkNet?
09:30	Finalize research Create posters Present results
11:30	Seminar: The Elusive Neutrino (Camillo Mariani)
12:00	lunch
13:00	Implemention plans Create a plan using one or more Data Portfolio or e-Lab activities for YOUR classroom Present to group
15:45	End-of workshop survey
16:00	End of Workshop