2013 Quarknet Summer Research Internships

Abstracts

The Johns Hopkins University

Derek B & Danny M - Antimatter & CP Violation

Becky D, Reina D, Mariah H, Matey S - Muon Flux with Varying Solid Angle

Adam G, Mark Y - History of Dark Matter

Derek B, Brian K, Danny M, Trenton W - Effect of Weather on Muon Flux

Adam G, Mark Y - Effect of Angle on Muon Flux

Mark Y - CMS e-lab Z Decay

Brian K, Max C - Galaxy Survey

2013 Quarknet Summer Research Internships

The Johns Hopkins University

Derek B & Danny M - Antimatter & CP Violation

Becky D, Reina D, Mariah H, Matey S - Muon Flux vs. Solid Angle (file missing)

Adam G, Mark Y - History of Dark Matter

Mark Y - CMS e-lab Z Decay

Brian K, Max C - Galaxy Survey

JHU Quarknet Summer Workshop 2014

Afternoon Activity: Photoelectric Effect Apparatus

On this page you can find the following:

1) Original instructions (with materials list) for the building of the device

2) Steve Wonnell's addenda for modifying the device for (a) all LEDs permanently wired to a "dial" selector switch and (b) discrete adjustments to the LED brightness via a second dial for more quantitative measurements.  Included:

--An updated list of parts

--Template to print and atttach to the underside of the lid, for drilling holes

--Schematic diagram for the wiring of the dial switches

--Photos of the device with light shield removed to see the tube, and in operation

4) An example of a lab activity from U. of Missouri KC, discovered by Sue Ann Ness, which has a good set of instructions and diagrams for this device.

5) Spectroscopic data for the LEDs (compressed into single .rar file) in CSV spreadsheet format; should be readable by LoggerPro

Monday 28 July

9:00-10:00 Introduction to QuarkNet (Jeremy Smith)

10:00-11:00 Basics of the Standard Model (Dr. Petar Maksimovic)

11:00-12:00 The Photoelectric Effect & a Classroom Experimental Apparatus (PowerPoint)  (Dr. Morris Swartz)  (PDF Version)

Tuesday 29 July

Film: Particle Fever

11:00-12:00 Q&A (Dr. Jared Kaplan)

Wednesday 30 July

9:00-10:00 CMB History and Current Theory / Results (Dr. Mark Kamionkowski)

10:00-11:00 Latest Results from CLASS Experiment (Dr. Tom Essinger-Hileman)

11:00-12:00 Higgs Physics (Dr. Andrei Gritsan)

Thursday 31 July

9:00-10:00 CERN Summer Vacation (Kevin Martz)

10:00-11:00 Active Learning in Physics Education (Dr. Robert Leheny)

11:00-12:00 Black Holes (Dr. Julian Krolik)

Click here for accretion disk animation!

Friday 1 August

9:00-10:00 Physics of Climate Change (Dr. Bill Blair)

10:00-11:00 Diversity (or Lack Thereof) in Physics (Alice Sady)

11:00-12:00 History of Discovery; Future QuarkNet Activities & Planning (Dr. Morris Swartz)