CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005

1. CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Equipment check in is in Ferguson 114

2. CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Welcome to the sixth summer workshop of the The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project • Introductions: CROP staff and participants • Today’s schedule • Welcome by Roger Kirby, Physics Department chair • Introductory information • Background survey to fill out, stipend forms, roster • Overview of CROP – G. Snow • Overview of LabView program – J. Keller • Lunch • History of Cosmic Rays – D. Claes • Begin lab work in first parallel session • Agenda for the week • Attendance and daily sign-in sheet • Stipend payments • Other practical matters Gregory R. Snow Associate Professor |Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Nebraska, Lincoln

3. CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 The goals of this workshop • Review (veterans) or introduce (newcomers) • CROP, the physics of cosmic rays and cosmic • ray detectors • Check out the health of the detectors and • equipment that teams brought • Gain hands-on experience working with the • detectors, data acquisition electronics card, • LabView software on PC that allows you to • take data • Make weatherproof enclosures for detectors • on school roof • Make plans for a Autumn 2005 experiment • with as many schools as possible taking data • simultaneously and uploading their data • files to a server at UNL for analysis

4. Schedule for CROP workshop July 18 – July 22, 2005 Monday, July 18 9:00 Introductory remarks (instructions & paperwork) & Workshop WelcomeRichards 15 9:45 Morning Class Session: Overview of CROP- Dr. Greg Snow 11:00 Break 11:15Overview of LabView Software- Jason KellerRichards 15 12:00 Lunch 1:00Afternoon Class Session:History of cosmic rays- Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 2:00 Break 2:15Labwork: Parallel Sessions Group 1- Station A; Group 2 – Station B; Group 3 – Station C; Group 4 – Station D; Group 5 – Station E; Group 6 – Station F Tuesday, July 19 8:30Morning Class Session: The cosmic ray spectrum-Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 9:30 Break 9:45Labwork: Parallel Sessions Group 1- Station B; Group 2 – Station C; Group 3 – Station D; Group 4 – Station E; Group 5 – Station F; Group 6 – Station A 12:00 Lunch 1:00Afternoon Class Session: Scintillators and PMTs-Dr. Greg SnowRichards 15 2:00 Break 2:15 Labwork: Parallel Sessions Group 1- Station C; Group 2 – Station D; Group 3 – Station E; Group 4 – Station F; Group 5 – Station A; Group 6 – Station B 4:15The HiSparc project in the Netherlands-Jef ColeRichards 15 Wednesday, July 20 8:30Morning Class Session: Counting experiments and statistics-Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 9:30 Break 9:45Labwork: Parallel Sessions Group 1- Station D; Group 2 – Station E; Group 3 – Station F; Group 4 – Station A; Group 5 – Station B; Group 6 – Station C 12:00 Lunch 1:00Afternoon Class Session: Scintillators, PMTs, accidentals-Dr. Greg SnowRichards 15 2:00 Break 2:15 Labwork: Parallel Sessions Group 1- Station E; Group 2 – Station F; Group 3 – Station A; Group 4 – Station B; Group 5 – Station C; Group 6 – Station D Thursday, July 21 8:30Morning Class Session: Charged particles in matter-Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 9:30 Break 9:45Labwork: Parallel Sessions Group 1- Station F; Group 2 – Station A; Group 3 – Station B; Group 4 – Station C; Group 5 – Station D; Group 6 – Station E 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Set-up Array Experiment for overnight data taking outside Ferguson Hall 6:00 Picnic outside Ferguson Hall Friday, July 22 8:30 Analyze Array Experiment Data Ferguson Hall 10:15 Break 10:30 Analyze Array Experiment Data 11:15The Pierre Auger Observatory-Dr. Pablo BauleoRichards 15 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Group Photos, Wrap Up Session, and Packing for Home Meet in Richards 15 The Cosmic Ray Observatory ProjectHigh Energy Physics GroupThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln

5. Schedule for CROP workshop July 18 – July 22, 2005 Station A – Scintillator Polishing, Wrapping, Light-Leak Testing----------------Brace 201 Station B – Oscilloscope Lessons--------------------------------------------------Ferguson 117 Station C – High Voltage Power Supply Calibration, Threshold Scans with DAQ Card and LabView Software----------------------------Ferguson 112 Station D – High Voltage Power Supply Calibration, Efficiency Scans with DAQ Card and LabView Software----------------------------Ferguson 113 Station E – Individual school logistics, autumn data taking, analysis ------- Ferguson 114 Station F – Rooftop box building----------------------------------------Ferguson 02, Outside Group 1 – Mt. Michael, Omaha Westside, Creighton Group 2 – Keya Paha, Lincoln High Group 3 – Spalding, Waterloo Group 4 – McPherson, visitors from the Netherlands, Turkey Group 5 – Bancroft-Rosalie, Loup, Lincoln Southwest Group 6 – Anselmo Merna, Scottsbluff, Zoo School • How to find where you go for lab sessions: • Find which group (1, 2, …) you are in • Agenda page 2 • For a given time slot, find which session (A, B, ..) • your group goes to • Agenda page 1 • Find where this session meets • Agenda page 2 The Cosmic Ray Observatory ProjectHigh Energy Physics GroupThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln

6. CROP 2004 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Daily Attendance • You are expected to attend each day of the • workshop from Monday, July 18, through • Friday, July 22. • Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Please sign the attendance sheet at the beginning • of each day (for reporting to the National Science • Foundation) • If you must be absent for a day due to illness, • please contact your teacher and/or contact: • Greg Snow • Office: 402-472-6279 (with voice mail) • E-mail: gsnow@unlhep.unl.edu • OR • Dan Claes • Office: 402-472-2783 (with voice mail) • E-mail:dclaes@unlhep.unl.edu

7. CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Payment of Stipends • Stipends for students and teachers will be paid • a couple of weeks after the end of the workshop: • Teachers: $70.00 per full day of participation • Students: $46.80 per full day of participation • Please write your • Social security number • Current mailing address • Signature • on your Expense Voucher today

8. CROP 2005 Summer Workshop Daily Attendance Sign-in Sheet Date: Monday, July 18 NameSignature

9. CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Other practical matters • Parking • Lunch tickets for student union • Time in computer lab in Hamilton Hall • Marilyn has a number of physics books that • people can pick up – free! This is the library of • retiring Prof. Bob Fuller. See Marilyn in • 314 Ferguson • Passes to UNL sports and recreation center are • available for $3.00 for the week. Please see • Marilyn to sign up.

10. CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Other practical matters • Note taking in notebook provided • Take notes during lectures and lab activities • Standard practice in scientific research • Write down questions and ask CROP • staff anytime • Useful for presentations to classes at your • school

11. UNL City Campus Recreation Center Hamilton Hall Richards Hall Brace Hall Neihardt Dorm Ferguson Hall