Cosmic Ray eLab Bob Peterson Fermi National Accelerator

Cosmic Ray e-Lab Bob Peterson Fermi National Accelerator Lab

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Workshop Objectives: • Assemble CRMD: plateau, geometry, data-take. • Design e-Lab investigation: data, tools, plots. • Begin poster, present results. • Discuss implementation strategy.

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Por el gran parte del taller, estamos alumnos. Podemos tener la experiencia del “CR e-Lab” con la vista de un alumno Aprender bazado en investigacion

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Active Quark. Net Centers http: //physicsweb. phy. uic. edu/quarknet/map. US_international. html http: //quarknet. fnal. gov

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Quark. Net hace collaboraciones: Profesores Alumnos Profesores Fisicos (Mentores) Colegios con detectores Colegios sin detectores Y redes mundiales: Alumnos Profesores mas …y

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays CRMD Expectation: Not “plug & play” Assembling and thinking required Detectores en el LHC estan grandes y complicados, pero el CR detector usa tecnicas basicas ATLAS CMS Note: Images are not to scale Quark. Net

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays The Quark. Net Cosmic Ray Muon Detector (CRMD) 6 Typical Quark. Net Detector Setup 1. Counters-scintillators, photomultiplier tubes (two shown) 2. Quark. Net DAQ board 3. 5 VDC adapter 4. GPS receiver 5. GPS extension cable 6. Computer (PC preferred) 7. USB adapter or cable 8. Lemo or BNC signal cables 9. Daisy-chained power cables

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays Teachers & students: – Assemble. – Calibrate. – Set-up and run.

Teaching and Learning with Cosmic Rays

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Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab There has to be an easier way. . . Cosmic Ray e-Lab Lower the threshold to analyzing real data.

Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab http: //www. i 2 u 2. org/elab/cosmic

Teaching and Learning with the Cosmic Ray e-Lab Go to: REGISTRATION 1 st: Change password. Update your previously created groups. !! min 6 characters : max 10 characters !! !! alpha/numeric !! !! no spaces !! 2 nd: Create student group. Register student research groups. Select “pencil”: yes pre/post test 3 rd: Add DAQ #. Update detector IDs for your group.