University of New Mexico QuarkNet Center
Submitted by ShaneWood
on Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 16:03
The New Mexico QuarkNet group works on all aspects of data from QuarkNet with mentor Sally Seidel and lead teacher Gordon Zwartz.
New Mexico QuarkNet - 2023 Annual Report
New Mexico QuarkNet - 2023 Annual Report
21st Century Public Academy Classroom Visit - Oct. 2023
October 11-12, 2023Small URL for this page: https://tinyurl.com/21paoct23 |
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UNM 2023 Cosmic Ray Muon & STEAM QuarkNet Workshop
Short URL for this page: https://tinyurl.com/nmcosmic23
June 26-29, 2023
Locations: University of New Mexico (PAIS), Sandia Tramway, and Q Station (See agenda for specific locations)
Agenda Overview:
New Mexico 2022 Annual Report
Staff worked with Albuquerque teacher Turtle Haste to organize the 2022 workshop that was held over four days in July at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. The workshop focused on ATLAS data, cosmic ray studies (with help from cosmic fellow Nate Unterman), and included opportunities for teachers to explore the museum, attend a planetarium show, and learn about the museum's educational resources.
Sally Seidel is the mentor for this center.
2022 Cosmic Ray & ATLAS Data Workshop
Short URL for this page: https://tinyurl.com/nmqn2022
July 26-29, 2022 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MT daily)
Location: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Albuquerque
Agenda Overview:
2021 Annual Report - QuarkNet@UNM
See attached for the annual report.
Here's a link to a UNM Newsroom article on this year's workshop.
2021 UNM Workshop @ Explora
Saturday, September 18, 2021 or
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Small URL for page: https://tinyurl.com/nmqn2021
Location: Explora (link to map), Albuquerque, NM
2019 UNM QuarkNet Annual Report
2018 Annual Report
See attached PDF for this center's 2018 annual report.
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 replicate the blue light produced by Cherenkov radiation and to be used to calibrate the detectors at CERN’s Hadron Collider. We test the pulsers by having them exposed to gamma radiation at various intensities, and then compare their ability to perform at various voltages. This is accomplished by attaching the pulsers to a power supply and placing them into a light-tight enclosure (which prevents any outside light from interfering with the measurement) along with a light detector. We attach the pulser to an oscilloscope, and the oscilloscope displays the performance of the pulsar as we increase the voltage. We record the data and compare the results to the unirradiated control as well as to others that were irradiated at different levels of exposure.
The research is ongoing, so as of present it is too early to make a determination of the pulsers' ability to perform under radioactive conditions. However, if our research concludes that the pulsers can perform, then they will be most beneficial to the research at CERN in calibrating their detectors.