2014
Identifying and Characterizing Contact Binary Star Systems Observed by the SMU ROTSE 1 System
U Penn QuarkNet Abstract
Hardware and electronics D. Ells and N. Zavanelli worked on the assembly of the cosmic ray tower. This included the testing of the proportional drift tubes, making sure that their connections were intact, that the capacitor connections and the ones to the Xilinx Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA…
2014 Annual Report - Wayne State University
Wayne State University, 9th year in QuarkNet Mentors: Profs. Robert Harr and Gil Paz In 2014, the WSU QuarkNet center ran a summer research program, a teacher workshop, and began to build a relationship with the Detroit Metro Area Physics Teachers (DMAPT). The High School Student Summer…
Notre Dame QuarkNet Center 2014 Annual Report
The Notre Dame QuarkNet Center (NDQC) continued to hold weekly meetings in 2014. A highlight of this year’s meetings was Lead Teacher Patrick Mooney helping the group to learn MatLab at one meeting per month. The group engaged in several outreach projects, including its annual participation in…
UND Cosmic Ray Detector Abstract
The CRD group evaluated all detectors at the QuarkNet Center. This included making sure the voltages were at their optimum setting, checking connections and looking for light leaks. We now have 5 complete sets for classroom use. The group also conducted an elevation study at Jordan Science Hall…
2014 Annual Report - University of Minnesota
The QuarkNet workshop at the University of Minnesota this year (2014) on the week of Aug 11. As usual, the agenda and activities were organized by the lead teachers Shane Wood and Jon Anderson. Daniel Cronin-Hennessy served as QuarkNet mentor. This year Bob Peterson from Fermi National Accelerator…
2014 Ole Miss Abstract II: Construction of a cosmic ray demonstration
We built an 8x8x8 LED cube powered by an arduino micro-controller. The cube was very challenging to build, soldering over 500 LEDs, and making repairs. The idea was to program cosmic ray or particle interaction type events for display purposes (maybe even muons stopping and decaying). The circuit…
2014 Ole Miss Abstract I: Belle II research
The Belle II detector has a quartz bar cherenkov particle id detector. The quartz bars must remain dry and dust free. We worked on a system for drying these bars from a LN2 source. The system had a flow controller and flow read-back electronics. A dew point monitor was installed to check the air…
2014 WSU Abstract: Flux Study
How Muon Flux is Affected by Barometric Pressure and Temperature Andie Anger and Oscar Mota 08/01/2014 The purpose of this study was to conclude whether temperature and pressure have an effect on the fluctuation of muon flux. In order to test this, four muon detectors were set in a…