Z Mass Spreadsheet Extension

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Submitted by Dmroudebush on Sun, 09/10/2023 - 09:19

Students use spreadsheet coding to determine the Z Mass for a large data set.

Energy, Momentum, and Mass

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Submitted by kcecire on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 14:31

Students examine data to find how energy, momentum, and mass are related.

The Case of the Hidden Neutrino

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Submitted by kcecire on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 18:47

Students use momentum conservation to examine the decay of top-antitop pairs to determine what is missing from the event.

Mean Lifetime Part 2: Cosmic Muons

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Submitted by kcecire on Wed, 01/11/2017 - 15:07

Students learn how physicists measure muon lifetime.

Calculate the Top Quark Mass

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Submitted by xeno on Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:47

Students use conservation laws and vector addition to calculate the top mass from event displays.

Calculate the Z Mass

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Submitted by xeno on Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:47

Students use conservation laws and vector addition to calculate the Z mass from event displays.