„„Hands on Particle Physics“Hands on Particle Physics“ EPOG Masterclasses for WYP05EPOG Masterclasses for WYP05

http://wyp.teilchenphysik.orghttp://wyp.teilchenphysik.org

Michael KobelBonn University

Germany

EPOG outreach meeting, CERN, 30.10.2004

General OutlineGeneral Outline

Particle Physics Masterclass (MC), idea from UKStudents (16-18 year olds) spend 1 day at university / institute

listen to lectures (introduction to particle physics)

work like real scientists

European Organisation for WYP 2005One or more MCs in each country (30 to >100 students each)

About 60 institutes from 18 countries interested

more than 2000 (3000?) students expected

Whole activity w/in 2 weeks: March 7 to March 18, 2005

about 6 masterclasses join in video conference at the end of the day

Discuss results and differences

Combine results (better accuracy)

Typical Agenda: morningTypical Agenda: morning

LECTURE HALL9:30 Welcome: The World Year of Physics 2005, and the WYP Masterclasses

10:00 1st Lecture: Preparation for the afternoon PC Exercise 1 (MANDATORY)  Particle Physics, Accelerators, Detectors,  Standard Model: Building Blocks and Forces.   Discussion

11:00 Second Lecture: (free choice, typically related to the institutes activities)  e.g. more details on institute research,   particle physics and cosmology, spin-off effects of particle physics etc.  Discussion

12:00 Local Information: (optional) e.g. facts about the lab, or information about studying physics

CANTINE12:30 – 14:00 Lunch   including informal discussions with lecturers and student tutors

(important for personal contact!)

Typical Agenda: afternoon (modified: w/o Exercise 2)Typical Agenda: afternoon (modified: w/o Exercise 2)

PC Pool (and Lab)14:00 – 16:00 PC Exercise 1: Measuring Z branching ratios (MANDATORY)14:00 Introduction 14:30 Students working in pairs themselves at the PC with LEP data15:30 Collection of results, discussion and interpretationPause with refreshments and maybe:- Ask a scientist: Open Q&A forum about particle physics and cosmology- short Guided Tour through the Lab

Video Room16:30 Daily European Video Conference (MANDATORY)  Sharing Experiences (typically 6 classes)   Combining Results on Z branching ratios  Discussion, questions to scientists? 18:30 END, souvenir distribution: e.g. Masterclass CDs, Particle Adventure CD(?), CERN comic, local souvenirs

The organisational teamThe organisational teamMichael Kobel, Bonn University, EPOG

Overall coordination on behalf of EPOG

Stefanie Zweifel, Executive Coordinator(Executive Secretary, Science-on-Stage Germany, Berlin)

European logistics (emailing, press, contact to SonS international)special German program in WYP

particles physics quiz on „teilchenphysik.org“ prizes: 15 participations at WYP-Masterclasses at DESY Hamburg+Zeuthen and CERN (travel+accomodation funded by German Outreach Budget)

Christian Helzel, Technical Coordinator(Physics Teacher, Bonn, (5h / week))

Web PagesCreation of a WYP Masterclass CDOrganisation of material translation for CDTechnical coordination of video conferencing (plus help from CERN!?)

FinancingFinancingNo cost:

University/ research centre infrastructure (video conf , PCs, lecture halls)Scientists for talks Paper copies for work sheetslocal students travel (public transport)

local cost: (not covered by EPS)„salary“ for student tutors (if needed)

lunch / refreshments for participants (local sponsors?) ACTION FOR YOU?

central cost: executive coordinator (from German SonS-D sponsor)technical coordinator (5h / week): 4000€ from German Outreach2500 masterclass CDs (to take home): 4000€ from EPS-HEPP2500 CERN comics (to be decided by CERN)2500 „particle adventure“ CDs (?) (EPS funding, if available)

Exercise translations (current status)Exercise translations (current status)3 central mandatory Z branching ratio exercises:(one has to be picked by each institute):

„Identifying Particles“ (T.Wyatt, Manchester)mandatory: Z BR‘s from OPAL (UK,D,I)optional: WW pairs, 4f events (UK,D)

„Hands on CERN“ (E.Johannsson et al, Stockholm)mandatory: Z BR‘s from DELPHI (UK,SE,I,F,DK,HU,E(x2),NO)optional: WW pairs, alpha_s (UK,SE,I,F,DK,HU,E)

„Keyhole to the birth of Time“ (J.Gillies et al, CERN)mandatory: Z BR‘s from DELPHI (UK,PL,E,I)optional: alpha_s (UK,PL)

Still to come: GR,CZ,SL,P 15 Languages!!!

Some other optional teaching systems (some better for home)BABAR (English) relativistic kinematics, Eigentime, K0‘sLancaster (English) laws of collisions, momentum measurementBonn (German) bubble chamber picturesErlangen (German) quiz and animations

Get them from http://wyp.teilchenphysik.org downloads

Things to discuss todayThings to discuss today

CD production

event schedule vs. institutes

video conference outline

video conference tool

video conference technical test schedule

further needs from Your side

summary of actions for You

code in the followingred: to be discussed / decided NOW

blue: actions for (some of) You

green: actions for the organizers (MK, CH, SZ)

CD productionCD production

Masterclass CD ~ copy of websiteto be distributed to each student (and maybe also outside Masterclasses)

draft label existing

Deadline for all material: 30.11.04to Christian Helzel

rest of translations (GR,CZ,SL,PO, +?)

1 info page per institute (template) (english + local language)

general outreach link list for each countryon country page (-) or on links page (+) ?

Suggest restructuring of „Exercise“ partRename „Exercise“ „Physics“

Order according to languages

Add some short descriptions

Suggestions for further on-CD material (incl copyright) by 15.11. (to be selected by M.K. and C.H.)

Event schedule versus institutesEvent schedule versus institutesPoll for preferred dates:

37 Institutes answered (up to 3 preferences)very flatly distributed among 11 days (great!)min: Mo,7th (5) max: We,9th (14), else (7)-(12)some institutes plan for > 1 day (why not?)

23 institutes did *not* answer (1 wrongly)

Final deadline for sending preferred dates: 20.11after that, institutes will just be assigned a date by us!aim: establish final list of dates by 30.11

Opening event: 1st Video Conf Mo, 7th from Berlin (Humboldt University and DESY Zeuthen)within big German WYP week „Physics since Einstein“ www.dpg-einstein.de

A BE CERN CZ DK SF GR I NL NO P SL E UK

1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 1

video conference schedulevideo conference schedule1 hour, from 16:30 to 17:30 CET

1 (or 2) moderators for *all* conferences (EPOG)

suggested scenario (like in an international collaboration)say hello (1 speaker for each class)

discuss general performance, any basic problems?

present and discuss *few* interesting/problematic events

collect the measurement results („L‘Italie douze points“)

compare and check if they are compatible

discuss why (or why not) (statistical errors)

if incompatible, add systematic errors

discuss importance of independent measurements

combine results

compare combined result (2,000 evts DELPHI+OPAL) with LEP (20,000,000 evts DELPHI+OPAL+ALEPH+L3)

maybe: let a LEP scientist tell some nice stories(sun+moon tides, TGV effect, Geneva lake level, etc.)

good-bye

video conference toolvideo conference toolOUR SUGGESSTION: VRVS (www.vrvs.org)

browser based, in windows (and LINUX, did not try)

Easy to use, Ch. Helzel will distribute technical requirements

first successful test last week (Hamburg, Dortmund, Bonn)

Allows one partipant to share desktopAllows one partipant to share desktopneeded for data average (Xsel sheet)needed for data average (Xsel sheet)

discussion pointsdiscussion points

image: standard webcam with 360x240 pixels fine

sound: microphones, speakers, echo, feedback etc.

Alternative suggestion:Microsoft Netmeeting via DFN (German research Net) video bridgehttps://www.vc.dfn.de/

possible advantages:

mix with other hardware allowedpossible to include established video conference systems

VRVS advantages:established HEP tool

uniform system for all participants

might even get „our own“ virtual room

support from CERN very probable

Any objections?if not, Christian Helzel will circulate manual and requirements(worked for complete VRVS newcomers: HH, DO, me(!))

Video Conf test scheduleVideo Conf test schedule

Each conference (5~7 participants) has to be testedwith *all* participants in January 05 (>= 11 tests)

Propose: 2nd (better!) or 3rd week in January 05

Precise test schedule will be fixed in December 05

Hope: Tests coordinated from CERN (Mick et al)

Further needs at/from Your/Our sideFurther needs at/from Your/Our side

Fix number of participants, exchance experiencesBonn: Experience with .le. 30 Students

UK: Experience with .ge. 100 Students

BE? PL?

Get enough student tutors for PC exerciseideal: 1tutor/10 students, min: 1tutor/20 students

Decide how to collect/invite studentsUK: complete classes

BN: single students

Fix the free-choice part of agendaselect speakers and topics

need for some example introductory talks?

possibly organize guided tours, etc.

Summary of actions for YouSummary of actions for YouTRANSLATORS:

Send missing translations (or extend existing ones) (by 30.11.)

COUNTRY RESPONSIBLESsend country link list (by 30.11.)

suggest further web-based education systems You want to have *on* CD(copyright assured!)? (by 26.11.)

INSTITUTE RESPONSIBLESsend 1 institute page (english + local language) (by 30.11.)

send preferred event dates (by 20.11.)

organize video conf test dates (in December)

give good estimate/ fix number of participants (December)

start announcing event (December) and collect students

get student tutors, speakers, guides, etc

ask CERN forvideo conf support (tests and moderator)

>= 2500 comics „world of particles“