Lecture Series Overview

1. Lecture Series Overview Elliott McCrory, SIST Chair May 22, 2014

2. Elliott S. McCrory, PhD • Born on the same day as Larry Bird • Columbia, SC • BS in Engineering from Tufts University • PhD in Physics from Duke University • Fermilab scientist, 1986-present • Worked at CERN, 2007-2009 • Current work • AD/Instrumentation • SIST Committee Chair • FTROTW Podcast • Experiment Operations Center (XOC) • Hobbies • Photography, golf, gardening, woodworking

3. Why This Lecture Series? • Fermilab: On the forefront of scientific research • We study advanced concepts on the basic principles of physics • Elementary Particle Physics • Astrophysics/Cosmology • Etc. • If you are comfortable with certain basic concepts, you’ll get a lot out of the lectures! • Speakers are aware that most of you know calculus • Handouts

4. The Lecture Series

5. Web Sites • Lecture Series • http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/lectures/ • Poster • http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/lectures/images/Poster2014.jpg • Next Lecture • http://mccrory.fnal.gov/sist/NextLecture.php • Facebook • Photos • https://www.facebook.com/fermilabsist

6. Key Concepts • The Frontiers of Physics • Accelerators • Experiments • Support Departments • Our Lecturers • Modern Physics Questions

7. P5 Report

8. The Frontiers of Physics

11. Fermilab’s Neutrino Experiments • Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment Facility: LBNE LBNF • A proposed international neutrino experiment that would be the largest of its kind. • NOvA • Fermilab's current flagship neutrino experiment, • Sends a beam of neutrinos to a 200-ton particle detector 500 miles away in Minnesota. • MicroBooNE • A multi-ton liquid-argon neutrino detector. • MINERvA • Designed to study neutrino-nucleus interactions with unprecedented detail. • MINOS • A neutrino oscillation experiment with a far detector also in Minnesota.

12. Fermilab and the LHC • CMS • One of the two general-purpose experiments at CERN LHC. • Research into the building blocks of the universe. • LHC Physics Center • Central location for physicists to participate in LHC research in the US • Serves as a resource and analysis hub for • 630 physicists and graduate students • from 47 US universities and laboratories • LHC Remote Operations Center • Supports the operations of the CMS detector • 4,000 miles from Cessy, France. • Allows US physicists and students to take detector monitoring shifts during US daytime hours, lessening the burden on CERN-based scientists to serve night shifts and helping US personnel fulfill their operational responsibilities in the CMS collaboration from an on-shore location.

13. Support Departments • Mechanical Engineering • Physical structures and devices in the accelerators and in the experiments • Usually, the major concern is vacuum • Water systems for cooling • Electrical Engineering • Everything from MW power supplies to custom silicon circuitry • Computing: Two divisions • Support of everyone’s computer systems • Data acquisition readout and control for experiments

14. Our 14 Lecturers Who, what, when and where

15. Herman White • “Introduction to Fermilab” • PhD in Physics • One of the founders of the SIST program • Overview of the experiments • The Three Frontiers of Physics Tuesday May 27, Noon, Curia II

16. Harrison Prosper • “Introduction to Particle Physics” • Professor of Physics at Florida State University • What you need to know to start understanding the science at Fermilab Tuesday June 3, Noon, Curia II

17. Maurice Ball • “Mechanical Engineering at Fermilab” • MS in Mechanical Engineering • Former GEM fellow • What do ME’s do at Fermilab? Tuesday June 10, Noon, One West

18. Eric Prebys • “Particle Accelerators” • PhD in Physics • Senior scientist in the Accelerator Physics Center at Fermilab • How do accelerators work? Thursday June 12, Noon, One West

19. Mary Convery • “The Muon Campus at Fermilab” • PhD in Physics • Has worked on HEP experiments • Now part of the AD, working on the development of the Muon program at Fermilab Tuesday June 17, Noon, One West

20. André de Gouvêa • “The Intensity Frontier” • Associate Professor of Physics at Northwestern University • What we are trying to learn at the Intensity Frontier Tuesday June 24, Noon, One West

21. James Hoff • “Electrical Engineering at Fermilab” • PhD in Electrical Engineering • An overview of some of the things EE’s do at Fermilab Thursday June 26, Noon, One West

22. Mark Pankuch • “Using particle beams for cancer treatment” • Scientist at the Central DuPage Hospital, “ProCare” proton radiation facility. • The state of the art in using particle beams to treat cancers Tuesday July 1, Noon, One West

23. Don Lincoln • “The Energy Frontier and CMS” • PhD in Physics • Specializes in public outreach for CMS and for Fermilab • (Look him up on YouTube!) Tuesday July 8, Noon, One West

24. Hugh Lippincott • “The Cosmic Frontier: Dark Matter” • PhD in Physics • Lederman Fellow in the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics • Why don’t galaxies fly apart? • What exactly is Dark Matter? Tuesday July 15, Noon, Curia II

25. Brian Nord • “The Cosmic Frontier: Dark Energy” • PhD in Physics • PostDoc in the Fermilab Center for Astrophysics • What’s up with the accelerating expansion of the Universe? • (He has cut his hair.) Tuesday July 22, Noon, Curia II

26. Amitoj Singh • “High Performance Computing at Fermilab” • Masters Degree in High Performance Computing • An overview of some of the amazing things Fermilab is doing with computation engines Tuesday July 29, Noon, One West

27. Jinyuan Wu • “Rotations: The moon, MRI, g-2, etc.” • PhD in Electrical Engineering • This talk will be different from all the rest! Tuesday July 31, Noon, One West

28. Tia Miceli • “The Physics of Neutrinos” • PhD in Physics • Postdoc at NM State, working on MicroBooNE Tuesday August 5, Noon, One West

29. Some of the Current Questions in Physics LHC/CMS LHC/CMS and Fermilab Fermilab • Is there a theory which explains the values of all fundamental physical constants? • Is the theory string theory? • Higgs Boson: • Are the branching ratios of the Higgs Boson consistent with the standard model? • Is there only one type of Higgs Boson? • What are the detailed properties of the neutrino? • Is mass hierarchy normal or inverted? • Why are there three generations of quarks and leptons? • Is there a theory that can explain the masses of particular quarks and leptons in particular generations from first principles? • What is Dark Matter? • Is it actually a particle (or particles) or is it an extension of gravity?  • What is the cause of the observed accelerated expansion of the Universe? • What is Dark Energy? • Does nature have more than four spacetime dimensions? • Can we experimentally observe evidence of higher spatial dimensions? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics

30. Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) • Today! • The Science Drivers: • Use the Higgs boson as a new tool for discovery • Pursue the physics associated with neutrino mass • Identify the new physics of dark matter • Understand cosmic acceleration: dark energy and inflation • Explore the unknown: new particles, interactions, and physical principles

31. The Lecture Series