CROP 2004 Summer Workshop June 21 – July 2, 2004 Gregory R. Snow Associate Professor |Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Nebraska, Lincoln Introductions: CROP staff and participants Today’s schedule Introductory information Evaluation procedures – D. Shell Background survey and pre-workshop questions Overview of CROP – G. Snow Lunch History of Cosmic Rays, Part 1 – D. Claes Begin lab work Typical day and first week’s schedule Attendance and daily sign-in sheet Stipend payments Other practical matters Welcome to the fifth summer workshop of the The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project

The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project High Energy Physics Group The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Schedule for Week One: June 21-25, 2004 Monday, June 21 9:00 Introductory remarks (instructions & paperwork) & Workshop Welcome Richards 15 10:00 Evaluation procedures - Duane Shell Richards 15 10:15 Participant survey & pretest 10:45 Break 11:00 Overview of CROP - Greg Snow Richards 15 12:00 Lunch 1:00 A History Of Cosmic Rays - Dr. Dan Claes Richards 15 2:30 Labwork : Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement Tuesday, June 22 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 9:00 Morning Class Session: Cosmic Ray Spectra - Dan Claes Richards 15 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Class Session: Scintillators and PMTs, Part 1 - Greg Snow Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 6:15 Workshop Picnic: Jazz in June 7:00-9:30 Sheldon Gallery Sculpture Garden Wednesday, June 23 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 9:00 Morning Session:Orientation to Computer Resources Hamilton :15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Scintillators and PMT’s part II - Greg Snow Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: Scintillators and PMT’s Brace 201 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 1 6:00 Evening Session:Alpha tracks, Beta penetrability-John Rogers Brace 201 Thursday, June 24 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 9:00 Morning Session: Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter - Dan Claes Richards 15 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork:Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Calorimeters and showers - Greg Snow Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 6:00 Evening Session:Special Relativity -John Rogers Richards 15 Friday, June 25 8:30 Particle identification presentations by schools Richards 15 9:00 Morning Session: Ionizing Particle Detectors - Dan Claes Richards 15 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Time Synchronization using GPS -Bill Campbell Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: Scintillators and PMT’s; Oscilloscopes Brace 201, 202; Ferguson basement 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15

CROP 2004 Summer Workshop June 21 – July 2, 2004 You are expected to attend each day of the workshop from Monday, June 21, through Friday, July 2. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (We may end early on some days) 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: (with voice mail) OR Dan Claes Office: (with voice mail) Daily Attendance

CROP 2004 Summer Workshop Daily Attendance Sign-in Sheet Date: Monday, June 21 Name Signature

CROP 2004 Summer Workshop June 21 – July 2, 2004 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 Payment of Stipends

CROP 2004 Summer Workshop June 21 – July 2, 2004 Dormitory rooms, parking, meals (People not in dorms get daily lunch tickets) Meeting with teacher(s) about evening hours and dorm behavior Recreation Center passes available 2 weeks × $3.00/week = $6.00 Please sign up with Marilyn at this morning’s break Tomorrow’s Jazz in June with pizza Time in computer lab in Hamilton Hall Research and report on (i) particles and (ii) one of the many cosmic ray experiments in the world Reading materials Other practical matters

Note taking in logbook provided Take notes during lectures and lab activities Standard practice in scientific research Some nighttime assignments and math sessions Write down questions for informal question and answer periods Useful to review for post-workshop test Award for best post-workshop test at Fall 2004 meeting at UNL Useful for presentations to classes at your school Date for one-day academic-year meeting in autumn (on a Saturday, participants from all participating schools) Graduate credit for participating teachers CROP 2004 Summer Workshop June 21 – July 2, 2004 Other practical matters

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