Particle Physics Masterclasses for WYP05

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Particle Physics Masterclasses for WYP05

• Michael KobelUni Bonn EPOG meeting, Vienna,
  10.-11.10.2003

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workshop exerciseshttp//www.teilchenphysik.org
? Hep Physiker ? Schülerworkshops

• OPAL, (Manchester)
• Identification of Particles and Events
• Measurement of Z branching ratios
• Identity of e, mu, tau
• 5 quarks in 3 charge states, each
• Bonn
• partial translation,
• excel analysis tool
• Aleph, (Lancaster)
• Laws of collision
• ee- annihilation
• Particles in an magnetic field momentum messung
• Event classes

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Suggestion for EPOG 2005 WYP activity

• Masterclasses (MC) at universities / research
  centres in all countries
• One or more MCs in each country (30-50 students
  each)
• Same program, possibly with events from different
  experiments
• Whole activity w/in 2 weeks
• 4-6 masterclasses join in video conference at
  the end of the day
• Discuss results and differences
• Combine results (better accuracy)
• Maybe final video conference at end of the two
  weeks
• Financing EPS HEPP board (M. Spiro et al),
  very rough guess
• No cost
• University/ research centre infrastructure (video
  conf , PCs, lecture halls)
• Scientists
• Copies for work sheets
• salary for student tutors (40 x 5 tutors 200
  )
• lunch / refreshments for participants (50 x 5
  250 )
• Printed material / CD to take home (50 x 4
  200 )
• Total 40 MCs x 650 26,000 central
  planning 30,000

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Typical Agenda morning

• LECTURE HALL
• 930 Welcome The World Year of Physics 2005,
  and the WYP Masterclasses
• 1000 First Lecture Preparation for the
  afternoon PC Exercise 1  Particle Physics,
  Accelerators, Detectors,  Standard Model
  Building Blocks and Forces.   Discussion
• 1100 Second Lecture (free choice, typically
  related to the institutes activities)  e.g. more
  details on one special   particle physics
  experiment,   particle physics and cosmology,
  spin-off effects of particle physics
  etc.  Discussion
• 1200 Local Information (optional) e.g.
  facts about the lab, or information about
  studying physics
• CANTINE
• 1230 1400 Lunch   including informal
  discussions with lecturers and student tutors

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Typical Agenda afternoon

• PC Pool (and Lab)
• 1400 1600 PC Exercise 1 Measuring Z
  branching ratios at LEP1400 Introduction 1430
  Students working in pairs themselves at the
  PC1530 Collection of results, discussion and
  interpretation
• Short Pause with refreshments
• 1600 1730 Free session, chose one from the
  following - PC Exercise 2 e.g.Lancaster
  teaching system- Lab experiment Cosmic ray
  measurements with the Kamiokanne- Ask a
  scientist Open QA forum about big bang and
  particle physics- Guided Tour through the Lab
• Video Room
• 1730 Daily European Video Conference  Introduct
  ion of participants (typically 4-6
  classes)  Sharing Experiences  Combining
  Results on Z branching ratios  Discussion, maybe
  some competition -gt winner?
• 1830 END, souvenir distribution e.g.
  brochures, CDs, T-shirts

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EOI to EPS HEPP Board

• End of April 2003 EOI to EPS Hepp Board with
  cost estimate of30,000 k(copy has been sent to
  EPOG members)
• Answer in May 2003
• Dear Michael,
• This is an excellent initiative and the EPS is
  proud that you would
• like us to be involved. Of course, financial
  support is available and
• if necessary, we are also willing to cooperate in
  finding funds from
• other sources.
• Best regards,
• Michel Spiro

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Special Idea in Germany

• Initiate a high school student competition
• 15 winners (5 times 3) will win travel and
  accomodation for a masterclass at following
  centres
• DESY Hamburg
• DESY Zeuthen
• GSI Darmstadt
• Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
• CERN
• funding for this (about 4000 ) applied for at
  BMBF

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Current status

• Excel overview already gt 40 institutes, 13(2?)
  countries participating
• some big countries Yes (I,UK) but no details
  yet
• need to
• fix date
• fix maximum number of institutes ? budget
• talk about extra money ? budget
• travel costs of students w/ larger distance
  (200, 1 country)
• money for speakers (250 , 1 country)
• video costs (350 , 1 country), TCPIP has no
  extra costs (!), ISDN has
• copies (50 , 1 institute)
• possible weeks (incl. Saturday of second week
  for a final video conf?)
• I) Monday, March 7 Friday March 18 week 10 and
  11 (March preferred by 5 countries, disfavored by
  0) (big central German WYP event Berlin Fr,
  March4 Wed, March 9
• easter Friday is in week 12)
• II) Monday, september 26- Friday october 7week
  39 and 40September disfavored by several
  countries (A,B,HU,PL)school autumn holidays? (D
  weeks 40-42)
• III) Monday, october 3- Friday, october 14week
  40 and 41 (Oct. preferred by 3 countries,
  disfavored by 2)Term at many universities starts
  October 10 ? lecture halls?school autumn
  holidays Brandenburg week 4041, NRW 4142)
  October still disfavored by NL,PL(??)