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== This is the [http://www.fnal.gov FermiLab] Wiki Page for the AP Physics C Particles Project. ==
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== AP Physics C Particles Project Wiki Page for [http://www.fnal.gov FermiLab]==
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=== Team members
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http://blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/03-0390-13d.jpg
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* Tim B.
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* Will H.
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* Vail K.
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* Nelly K.
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* Hannah S.
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* Isaac Z.  
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=== Task list
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Our particle accelerator is more scenic than your particle accelerator.
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# Homework reading assignments: Particle Adventure, Particle Fireworks
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http://www.uscms.org/LPC/CMS_Physics_Week_2005/fermilab_wilsonhall.jpg
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http://www-nova.fnal.gov/workshops/fnal_July_03/images/fermilab.jpg
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http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/PES/higgs_pes/cdf_detector.jpg
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=== Team member pages ===
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* [[FermiLab team member pages|Tim B.]]
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* [[FermiLab team member pages|Will H.]]
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* [[FermiLab team member pages|Vail]]
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* [[FermiLab team member pages|Nelly "Crazy Eyes Killa" K.]]
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* [[FermiLab team member pages|Hannah S.]]
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* [[FermiLab team member pages|Isaac Z.]]
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=== Task list ===
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# Homework reading assignments
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## [http://www.particleadventure.org Particle Adventure]  Readings:
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### What is fundamental ([[FermiLab team member pages|Nelly "Crazy Eyes Killa" K.]])
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### What is the world made of ([[FermiLab team member pages|Hannah S.]])
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### What holds it together ([[FermiLab team member pages|Vail]])
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### How do we know any of this? ([[FermiLab team member pages|Tim B.]])
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### How do we experiment with tiny particles? ([[FermiLab team member pages|Isaac Z.]])
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### Any other parts you find interesting ([[FermiLab team member pages|Will H.]])
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## [http://www-d0.fnal.gov/quarknet/edu/bc/ Basic experiments]
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## [http://pdg.lbl.gov/fireworks/intro_eng.swf Particle Fireworks]
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### Table of Elementary Particles
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### Generations of Elementary Particles
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### Play with elementary particles
 
# Homework questions
 
# Homework questions
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# Lab notes
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# Notes from FermiLab
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# Presentations
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# Labs
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## [http://www2.sjs.org/friedman/PhysAPC/RadDecay.exe Radioactive decay]  Save this file to your local computer and run it from there, not from network!  See [http://www2.sjs.org/friedman/PhysAPC/rad_decay.doc lab writeup] for details.
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## Bubble chamber with tracks:  Follow instructions at  [http://www2.sjs.org/friedman/PhysAPC/particle/bubbles.html Bubble Chamber]
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## [http://www.hep.man.ac.uk/babarph/babarteach/teach/top.htm Collisions in 3D with the BaBar detector]  If you need to refer to the relativity material, work through all pages.  If you want to skip this review, click ‘Display Index’ in the upper right corner of the screen and start with ‘Why bother with particle physics?’  Be sure you look at the detector display from a variety of angles and zooms and vary the magnetic field.  Observe the effect of the field on each type of particle.  Continue until you have found the K<SUB>0</SUB> lifetime and worked at least 5 event pictures from the 25 listed.  Then complete the histogram activity.
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## [http://www2.sjs.org/friedman/PhysAPC/particle/decaytrack.html OnScreen Particle Physics]
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# Group Project
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## [http://www2.sjs.org/friedman/PhysAPC/particle/zboson/ Z Boson mass]
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## [http://www2.sjs.org/friedman/PhysAPC/particle/cosmic/cosmic.html Cosmic rays]
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<font color="red"> need to see the results from these last two experiments</font>
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=== Resources ===
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The Nobel Prize website <ref>[http://nobelprize.org Nobel Prizes]</ref> is  a valuable historical reference (probably because lots of the people who did this work won them).
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For a detailed look at high energy experiments, see FermiLab's exhibit <ref>[http://ed.fnal.gov/projects/exhibits/searching/ Search for the Building Blocks]</ref>.
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General information and links are on the course website, <ref>[http://www2.sjs.org/friedman/PhysAPC/particle.htm AP Physics C1 website Particle Physics page]</ref>.
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Books (yes, actual books) are on reserve for your use in the SJS library.  See especially <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/God-Particle-Universe-Answer-Question/dp/0618711686/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201275485&sr=8-1 Lederman, chapter 6]</ref>.
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<ref>[http://particleadventure.org/other/othersites.html Lots of links]</ref>
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<references/>
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Questions? [mailto:dfriedmanATsjs.org?subject=FermiLab Send email to the Science Federation] Be sure to replace the letters AT with @ in your email.

Latest revision as of 09:18, 10 March 2008

AP Physics C Particles Project Wiki Page for FermiLab

03-0390-13d.jpg

Our particle accelerator is more scenic than your particle accelerator. fermilab_wilsonhall.jpg fermilab.jpg cdf_detector.jpg

Team member pages

Task list

  1. Homework reading assignments
    1. Particle Adventure Readings:
      1. What is fundamental (Nelly "Crazy Eyes Killa" K.)
      2. What is the world made of (Hannah S.)
      3. What holds it together (Vail)
      4. How do we know any of this? (Tim B.)
      5. How do we experiment with tiny particles? (Isaac Z.)
      6. Any other parts you find interesting (Will H.)
    2. Basic experiments
    3. Particle Fireworks
      1. Table of Elementary Particles
      2. Generations of Elementary Particles
      3. Play with elementary particles
  2. Homework questions
  3. Notes from FermiLab
  4. Presentations
  5. Labs
    1. Radioactive decay Save this file to your local computer and run it from there, not from network! See lab writeup for details.
    2. Bubble chamber with tracks: Follow instructions at Bubble Chamber
    3. Collisions in 3D with the BaBar detector If you need to refer to the relativity material, work through all pages. If you want to skip this review, click ‘Display Index’ in the upper right corner of the screen and start with ‘Why bother with particle physics?’ Be sure you look at the detector display from a variety of angles and zooms and vary the magnetic field. Observe the effect of the field on each type of particle. Continue until you have found the K0 lifetime and worked at least 5 event pictures from the 25 listed. Then complete the histogram activity.
    4. OnScreen Particle Physics
  6. Group Project
    1. Z Boson mass
    2. Cosmic rays

need to see the results from these last two experiments

Resources

The Nobel Prize website [1] is a valuable historical reference (probably because lots of the people who did this work won them). For a detailed look at high energy experiments, see FermiLab's exhibit [2]. General information and links are on the course website, [3]. Books (yes, actual books) are on reserve for your use in the SJS library. See especially [4]. [5]

  1. ↑ Nobel Prizes
  2. ↑ Search for the Building Blocks
  3. ↑ AP Physics C1 website Particle Physics page
  4. ↑ Lederman, chapter 6
  5. ↑ Lots of links

Questions? Send email to the Science Federation Be sure to replace the letters AT with @ in your email.

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