Recipe for the Universein the High School Classroom

Randy RuchtiDepartment of Physics

University of Notre Dame

Thanks

• To many colleagues…– CMS, ATLAS, CERN/LHC– QuarkNet, I2U2– Notre Dame, RET, NDeRC

• For funding support…– NSF, DOE, Notre Dame

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Why Particle Physics in the Classroom?

• Great science questions• Intriguing with interesting techniques• Cultural with international elements• Engaging - experiments provide sufficient time

for direct participation of a broad community

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Why is particle physics “cool”?

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Large Hadron Collider Numbers

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The Periodic Table

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The “Newer” Periodic Table

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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN

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Schematic View of CMSMinus SidePlus Side

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The CMS Collaboration

2310 Scientific Authors 38 Countries 175 Institutions

CERN

France

Italy

UK

Switzerland

USA

Austria

Finland

GreeceHungary

Belgium

Poland

Portugal

SpainPakistan

Georgia

Armenia

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

CyprusCroatia

China, PR

Turkey

Belarus

EstoniaIndia

Germany

Korea

Russia

Bulgaria

China (Taiwan)

Iran

Serbia

New-Zealand

Brazil

Ireland

1084

503

723

2310

Member States

Non-Member States

Total

USA

# Scientific Authors

59

49

175

Member States

Total

USA

67Non-Member States

Number ofLaboratories

Associated Institutes

Number of ScientistsNumber of Laboratories

629

Oct. 3rd 2007/gm

Mexico ColombiaLithuania

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QuarkNet50 Centers in 25 states and Puerto Rico

500 HS Teachers150 Particle Physicist mentors100 HS Students annually

A professional development program for HS Teachers with immersive research experience for HS teachers and students.

Now in its 11th year. Supported by NSF and DOE

http://quarknet.fnal.gov/

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Compact Particle Detectors

Assembly CERN Beam

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are needed to see this picture.

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Schematic of the Apparatus

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Schematic of use in a particle beam

Image Intensifier

Photocathode

Terbium Glass

Fiber-optic Plate

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Elements of the LHC research plan

• Search for– New forces– The origin of mass– Dark Matter– Extra dimensions of spacetime– …the unexpected!

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A hypothesized new particle Z'

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Higgs and Mass

AcquiringMass

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Higgs Boson

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(Extra) Dimensions of Space

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Why is gravity weak?

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Escaping into extra dimension

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The issue of Dark Matter

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Some websites for follow up

• For Teachers and Students– http://quarknet.fnal.gov/– http://www.i2u2.org/

• For General Information– http://www.lhcus.org/– http://www.uscms.org/– http://cms-project-cmsinfo.web.cern.ch/cms-project-

cmsinfo/index.html– http://atlas.ch/– http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/LHC/Facts-en.html

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