Agenda of UIC-CSU Summer Workshop 2024
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UIC-CSU QuarkNet Summer Workshop: CME Affect on Muons
Location: Downers Grove South High School
Host: Marybeth Sensor
Tuesday, 6 Aug, 2024 (second floor science lab)
- 09:00 Welcome and introductions (QuarkNet/Workshop Overview)
- 10:00 Outline goals of CME search
- 10:30 Student Presentation (Kristian Quirk):
- CME sensitivity and magnetic field K-factor
- 11:00 Data Activities: Identify all possible data sets (~25)
- 12:00 Break for Lunch
- 13:00 Data Activities:
- Classify Quality of all data sets
- Identify usable data sets and get preliminary Flux plots
- 16:00 Reflections on Activities and Discussion
- 16:30 End of Day
Wednesday, 7 Aug 2024 (science lab and science teacher office)
- 09:00 Recap and Reflection
- 10:00 Review usable CME data
- define procedure for plots
- determine whether pressure corrections are needed
- 11:00 Scientist Presentation (Edmundo Garcia-Solis): NAUM Muography Project
- 12:00 Break for Lunch
- 13:00 Data Activities:
- Correct Flux for pressure for two sample data sets
- 15:00 Data Activities:
- Review Cosmic Ray E-Lab https://www.i2u2.org/elab/cosmic/home/project.jsp
- Muon Speed measurement in science teacher room and ground level
- Upload data; compare ToF plots
- 16:00 Reflections on Activities and Discussion
- 16:30 End of Day
Thursday, 8 August, 2024 (second floor science lab)
- 9:00 Recap and Reflection
- 10:00 Data Activities: Calculate speed from yesterday’s data
- 10:30 Data Activities:
- 12:00 Break for Lunch
- 13:00 Data Activities: Finish preliminary CME analysis
- Discuss signal strength and duration
- Discuss future plans
- Contact astronomer to see where result should be publised
- Meet again to finalize results and create poster
- 15:30 Implementation and Evaluation
- 16:30 End of Day