Instrumentation

In this introductory tutorial that, students learn about how to distinguish muon signals from background and instrumental noise.

Students analyze signals and noise first in audio and video forms and then look at signals and noise from physics measurements.

Students measure the effects of electric and magnetic fields on particles. 

ATLAS Data Express is a short investigation in which students inspect and characterize Z events in the LHC and distinguish muons from electrons.

Use quantum physics and LHC data to estimate the size of the proton.

Students have an opportunity to learn how to analyze data to calibrate the CMS detector and participate in discovery science (as particle physicists do).

Students experience the excitement of scientific collaboration in this series of investigations into high-energy cosmic rays.