UO QuarkNet Workshop July 9-11, 2008

Program:
Weds July 9
Willamette Hall, room 17 (basement)


9:00 -  9:15
Welcome
Ray, Elaine (UO)

9:15 -  9:30
workshop goals, program tweaks
All

9:30 -10:40
Overview of elementary particle and fields physics & discussion
Jim Brau (UO)
Presentation (ppt) (12 Mb)
10:40-11:00
snack break


11:00 - noon
physics of cosmic rays (Ray)  &  overview of CRD activites this week (Jeff)
Ray & Jeff Rodriguez
Presentation (Ray) (ppt) (2 Mb)
noon - 1:30
Lunch


1:30 - 2:45
CRD lab Ia - basic setups (move to Wil 147 for GPS)
Jeff R and all

2:45 - 3:00
break


3:00 - 3:45
accelerator lab & biophysics tour
Robert Schofield (UO)

3:45 - 4:45
"Dark Matter and Particle Physics"
Grham Kribs (UO)

4:45 - 5:30
CRD lab Ib - set up for overnight running


Thur July 10
Wil 17 (start) and 147


9:00 -10:00
CRD specifics and plans
Jeff Rodriguez (Cincinnati)
Presentation (ppt)  (7 Mb)
10 - noon
CRD lab II


1:30 - 5
CRD lab III


Fri July 11
Wil 147


9:00 - 10:30
teacher confab on favorite classrom activities, 2007-8
All, Jeff G.

10:45 - noon
CRD lab IV


1:30 - 3:30
CRD lab V



Participants:
Jim Brau (UO Physics)
Ron Crawford (Bend HS)
Ray Frey (UO Physics)
Jeff Garland (South Eugene HS)
Bob Green (Thurston HS, Springfield)
Bill Lamb (Oregon Episcopal, Portland)
Jeff Rodriguez (Anderson HS, Cincinnati, OH)
Rob Tinnell (North Salem HS)

Workshop Documents:

Author
Vintage
DAQ board command "cheat sheet" (pdf)
Rob Tinnell
July 2008
Decoding the DAQ board  (pdf)
Rob Tinnell
July 2008
Plateauing a CRD (pdf)
Rob Tinnell
July 2008
QuarkNet/WALTA CRD User's Manual (pdf, only 1.6 Mb)
Jordan, et al
ca 2006