Cosmic Ray Workshop in St. Louis

December 12, 2015

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Pre-workshop

• Read ahead: Cosmic Extremes
• CRMD users download EQUIP and USB-UART driver onto laptop you will use in the workshop
• Explore Cosmic Ray e-Lab on your own
• Check Cosmic Ray e-Lab account; if you need one, contact Ken Cecire
• Consult punch list: be sure we have all we need

• Parkway North High School detector construction, Friday 11 Decemember, 09:00 CT
• Fort Zumwalt North High School detector construction, Friday 11 December, 13:30 CT

Agenda

09:00     Greetings and Registration

09:15     Set up detectors, connect to computers using EQUIP, set voltages and rates, calibrate

10:45     Break

11:00     Start taking data; explore Cosmic Ray e-Lab (studen group registration, milestones)

12:00     Lunch

13:00     Upload Data; BLESSING and PERF in CR e-Lab

14:00     Explore posters in e-Lab; design an investigation

14:45     Break

15:00     Investigation and poster creation

17:00     Discussion of longer-term investigations; use of detector in school; planning

18:00     end of workshop

Resources

Most resources you need are found in the Cosmic Ray e-Lab uunder Student Home > Library > Resources. Here are a few addtional resources:

• User Agreement
• MINOS Live Event Display
• Video by QN mentor Veronica Bindi: How cosmic rays help us understand the universe
• Classic video: Time dilation; an experiment with mu-mesons

Addenda

How to download and install EQUIP:

1. Go to Cosmic Ray e-Lab
2. Go to Student Home; log with your credentials or as a guest
3. Go to Library and then Resources
4. Find link under CRMD Data Collection and follow
5. Download EQUiP and uncompress
6. Read README

How to download and install USB-UART adapter software:

1. Go to Silicon Labs CP-210x page
2. Find OS for youir computer and choose download link
3. Install