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Detecting Cosmic Rays KICP Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium 25 September 2004

Detecting Cosmic Rays KICP Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium 25 September 2004. Thomas Jordan QuarkNet Project Coordinator Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Batavia, Illinois. Detecting Cosmic Rays. Detection techniques are coupled to the science of interest.

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Detecting Cosmic Rays KICP Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium 25 September 2004

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  1. Detecting Cosmic RaysKICP Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium25 September 2004 Thomas Jordan QuarkNet Project Coordinator Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Batavia, Illinois

  2. Detecting Cosmic Rays Detection techniques are coupled to the science of interest. Cosmic rays are everywhere, detecting them is “easy”. After Swordy Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  3. Detecting Cosmic Rays Teams of physicists, teachers and students have built detectors for use in high schools. Students can learn much science. After Swordy Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  4. Detecting Cosmic Rays “garden variety” Teams of physicists, teachers and students have built detectors for use in high schools. Students can learn much science. After Swordy Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  5. Detecting Cosmic Rays “garden variety” “groovy” Teams of physicists, teachers and students have built detectors for use in high schools. Students can learn much science. After Swordy Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  6. Detecting Cosmic Rays “garden variety” “groovy” “dude!” Teams of physicists, teachers and students have built detectors for use in high schools. Students can learn much science. After Swordy Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  7. Detecting Cosmic Rays • We use: • scintillating plastic • photomultiplier tubes • custom electronics • GPS for timing • the web for analysis • 100’s of high schools on the continent. Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  8. Detecting Cosmic Rays Shape the PMT pulse Check for coincidence Count the event Record the times 3E0E8087 80 01 31 01 00 01 00 01 3E0ACDAA 195805.761 170804 A 06 A +0866 3E0E8089 00 01 01 26 00 01 00 01 3E1FFEE8 195805.761 170804 A 06 A +0900 3E0E808E 00 01 00 01 3E 01 00 01 3E3FCA37 195805.761 170804 A 06 A +0950 . . . Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  9. Detecting Cosmic Rays Shape the PMT pulse Check for coincidence Count the event Record the times UTC 3E0E8087 80 01 31 01 00 01 00 01 3E0ACDAA 195805.761 170804 A 06 A +0866 3E0E8089 00 01 01 26 00 01 00 01 3E1FFEE8 195805.761 170804 A 06 A +0900 3E0E808E 00 01 00 01 3E 01 00 01 3E3FCA37 195805.761 170804 A 06 A +0950 . . . Pulse times Date Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

  10. Detecting Cosmic Rays So. . . What questions can you ask today? Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium T. Jordan 25 September

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