2017
The Speed of Muons from Different Angles
The Speed of Muons from Different Angles Anna Citko (Groves High School), Genevieve Yarema (Grosse Pointe South High School) Mike Niedballa (Wayne State University) Gil Paz (Wayne State University) Cosmic rays are particles (mostly protons) that come from space and are traveling near the speed of…
Lifetime of Muons and the Detector’s Orientation
Andrew Du (Cranbrook High), Mason Hinawi (Crestwood High) Mike Niedballla (Wayne State University) Gil Paz (Wayne State University) The purpose of this lab is to investigate muons and find the best way to study muon lifetime with the Quarknet cosmic ray muon detector. We were specifically trying…
Effectiveness of Pulsers Exposed to Radiation
Teacher Name: Don Bennett (Atrisco Heritage High School) Research Mentor: Sally Seidel (University of New Mexico) The purpose of our research is to test devices created in the lab called pulsers. Pulsers are circuit boards with L.E.D.s that emit a blue light. The pulsers are intended to…
2017 Annual Report
QuarkNet Fermilab: University of Chicago Student Summer Research and Teacher Workshop Annual Report The Fermilab/University of Chicago QuarkNet Center sponsored its annual student summer research and teacher workshop for its 11th year. The summer research began June 26th and went until August 4th.…
2017 Abstract from Maggie, Maritza, and Joe
Quarknet Abstract: Joseph Carolan, Maggie Barclay, Maritza Gallegos The ICARUS detector is a liquid argon TPC neutrino detector aiming to measure the oscillation of neutrino flavors on a short baseline. This summer we worked on creating a slow control system for the remote monitoring and…
2017 Abstract from Arielle and Antony
The South Pole Telescope: Collaborations for the Cosmic Microwave Background Arielle Pfeil (Bartlett High School), Antony Simonoff (Adlai E. Stevenson High School), and Bradford Benson (Fermilab) Approximately 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began from a hot, dense state through an…
SMU QuarkNet Center Annual Report
Southern Methodist University Summer 2017 – The SMU Particle Physics group sponsored its annual QuarkNet activities this summer for local high school physics teachers and students. The QuarkNet teachers’ workshop was held July 31 - Aug 4. In addition, there were 6-week-long summer research projects…
Muon Lifetime Study in Cosmic Ray Detector and MicroBooNE Analysis
Calculating the Average Speed of a Cosmic Ray Muon using a Scintillating Cosmic Ray Muon Detector
Our research this summer was divided in to two parts: cosmic ray muon detector experiments and neutrino physics. Abstracts for both projects are attached.