Cosmic Ray
Amount of Shower events vs. Time of day
By: Kevin Dietz(Grosse Pointe South) and Evan Croft(Fraser High School) Teacher: Mike Niedballa (Michigan Collegiate High School) Research mentor: Robert Harr (Wayne State University) Our purpose was to find if there is any pattern in the frequency of shower events per hour throughout…
Speed of a Muon
Lueda Shemitraku (Troy High School), Alexander Quinn (Greenhills School) Mike Niedballa ( Michigan Collegiate High School) Robert Harr (Wayne State University) The purpose of our research to measure any offset between the paddles to accurately measure the speed of a muon. To measure the…
Muon Directional and Angular Flux Study
Garrett Weidig (Grosse Pointe South HS), Kristopher Mortensen (Groves High School) Mike Niedballa (Michigan Collegiate High School) Robert Harr (Wayne State University) The purpose of the research was to find a pattern in the direction and angle of which muons enter and hit our atmosphere. To…
BHSU Abstract-Cosmic Ray and Weather Correlation Study
J. Ivy (Aberdeen Central High School) Steve Gabriel (Spearfish High School) Dr. Kara Keeter (Black Hills State University) The purpose of this study was to locate and isolate instances of coincidence between muon flux and major weather events over the last three to five years. We…
Black Hills Abstract 2013 - Cosmic Ray Muon Detector and Flow Meter
Madison Jilek, Drew Powers, Christopher Randolph, Rachel Williams Cosmic Ray Muon Detector The purpose of having underground labs is to get away from cosmic rays, which can create unwanted or harmful backgrounds in the results of hypersensitive experiments such as LUX and Majorana which are…