Neutrino Physics Tutorial at Westville

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Purdue University Northwest QuarkNet center

Tuesday 20 June 2017

            

Agenda

Time (CDT) Activity Resources

14:00

 

 

 

 

 

Intro to neutrino physics:

Divide into 3 groups and try to answer the questions in this activity. 

Foundation Question for all 3 groups:  What are neutrinos?

Group questions:

  1. What are the big questions about neutrinos?
  2. What are some of the main neutrino experments?
  3. What is the MINERvA experiment?

Each group reports when finished.
15:00 Muon lifetime, MINERvA style
15:45 MINERvA momentum transfer activity
16:45 close and reflections