Virtual Muon Workshop 2020 - 1.5 day template (preferred)

Submitted by ShaneWood

Published: Sat, 05/16/2020 - 15:04 | Group(s):

LHC Fellows Workspace

QuarkNet Fellows Group

Summer 2020

University of Everywhere

1.5 Day Version

The preferred length of this workshop is 1.5 days. However, it can be shortened to a single day version or extended to 2 days version. See additional notes in the the Comments.

Day 1 Agenda

Time (local to center)	Activity	Remarks
09:00	Pre-Workshop Zoom sign-in and handshake Whip-around: Intros and "how are you doing?" Registration
09:30	Level 1 Data Activity: Mean Lifetime Part 1: Dice (spreadsheet) 1 hour	work together online
10:30	Break
10:45	Level 2 Data Activity Mean Lifetime Part 3: MINERvA (spreadsheet) - measure muon lifetime Introduction
11:30 13:00	Videoconference Pause Lunch MINERvA measurement QuarkNet accounts (you need 2 kinds) Registration (for those who need account) Update account Optional "Office Hour" Need help? Sign on!	Facilitator available 11:30-12:00 Facilitator Lunch 12:00-13:00 Facilitator available 13:00-14:00.
14:00	Videoconference resumes; MINERvA debrief
14:30	Physicist presentation	linear combination of muons, particle decay, particle lifetime
15:30	Level 2 Data Activity: Mean Lifetime Part 2: Cosmic Muons Homework: Finish your own analysis Optional e-Lab extension Data Activities Portfolio screencast
16:00	sign off for day

Day 2 Agenda

Time (local to center)	Activity	Remarks
09:00	Welcome back and opening discussion
09:15	Wrap up Mean Lifetime Part 2: Cosmic Muons Discuss result from homework Fit curve to equation (optional) Run analysis using Cosmic Ray e-Lab Summarizing discussion: What is particle decay? Why are we studying muons? What is half-life? What is lifetime? Link back to previous activities.
10:30	Break
10:45	Implementation Plan
11:45	Survey
12:00	End of workshop