1 / 5

Particle Physics Masterclasses APS Division of Particles and Fields 2011 Meeting, Providence

Particle Physics Masterclasses APS Division of Particles and Fields 2011 Meeting, Providence. Kenneth Cecire , University of Notre Dame QuarkNet National Staff. Masterclasses in Particle Physics. Students are “physicists-for-a-day” at university or lab. Analyze real CERN data.

kendra
Download Presentation

Particle Physics Masterclasses APS Division of Particles and Fields 2011 Meeting, Providence

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Particle Physics MasterclassesAPS Division of Particles and Fields2011 Meeting, Providence Kenneth Cecire, University of Notre Dame QuarkNet National Staff

  2. Masterclasses in Particle Physics • Students are “physicists-for-a-day” at university or lab. • Analyze real CERN data. • Like a masterclass in the arts • Finish with video conference with other masterclass institutes. Until 2011, the particle physics masterclasses had students investigate the branching ratios of the Z boson using event displays from real LEP data.

  3. LHC Masterclasses ATLAS Z Path • Students search for Z candidates. • Create mass plot. • Look for peak, width, and unexpected bumps. ATLAS W Path • Students count W+ vs, W-. • Find ratio. • Probe structure of proton.

  4. LHC Masterclasses CMS J/Y Path • Students rate dimuon events, 2-5 GeV. • Choose which to use in mass plot. • Compare result. ALICE • Search for strange particles. • L and K0s mass plots

  5. Results and Future • 2011 Masterclasses: • General satisfaction with exercises and real LHC data • Worked out some issues with first run. • Moving forward: • CMS: Develop W/Z exercise; more data available • ATLAS new approach to W exercise Further evaluation data on Indico page.

More Related