Friday Flyer - November 7, 2014

Spotlight on the University of Hawai'i at Manoa QuarkNet Center:  The group in Hawai'i has been active since 2003. The university is on Oahu; most of the teachers are as well but some teachers from other islands also attend. Mike Jones is the long-standing mentor and is using his last year at the university as a transition of leadership to Veronica Bindi. The teachers met on a recent Saturday to disuss cosmic rays. Several came, brought students and spent the day analyzing data. They investigated patterns in the long-term flux measurements from their own detectors. They also discussed recent results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectromoter (AMS-02) currently installed on the International Space Station (http://www.ams02.org). There was also pizza.

News from QuarkNet Central: Keep your eyes peeled for an announcement about the Summer 2015 Data Camp at Fermilab. Participants will spend the week analyzing data and exploring classroom activities that allow students to develop facility with data. Each center can nominate two teachers. Mentors should submit names early in order to grab one of the 24 slots.

QuarkNet an der Elbe is "on the air" at /document/quarknet-der-elbe-away-team.

Physics Experiment Roundup: Dark matter at the Milky Way's core? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dark-matter-explosions-at-milky-way-core/ (from Scientific American)

Resources: Three short videos with lots of stats from USCMS staring the LHC (and Don Lincoln)
LHC Magnets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2HDD7REJE0
CMS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk-nFWMaw6U
LHC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHnFIv7LJRM

QuarkNet Staff Teachers:
Ken Cecire: kcecire@nd.edu
Tom Jordan: jordant@fnal.gov
Bob Peterson: rspete@fnal.gov