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

CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Gregory R. Snow Associate Professor |Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Nebraska, Lincoln 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 Welcome to the sixth summer workshop of the The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project

CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 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 The goals of this workshop

The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project High Energy Physics Group The University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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 11:15 Overview of LabView Software - Jason Keller Richards 15 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Class Session: History of cosmic rays- Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 2:00 Break 2:15 Labwork: 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 8:30 Morning Class Session: The cosmic ray spectrum-Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 9:30 Break 9:45 Labwork: 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 1:00 Afternoon 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 4:15 The HiSparc project in the Netherlands-Jef ColeRichards 15 Wednesday, July 20 8:30 Morning Class Session: Counting experiments and statistics-Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 9:30 Break 9:45 Labwork: 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 1:00 Afternoon 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 8:30 Morning Class Session: Charged particles in matter-Dr. Dan ClaesRichards 15 9:30 Break 9:45 Labwork: 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 11:15 The Pierre Auger Observatory-Dr. Pablo Bauleo Richards 15 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Group Photos, Wrap Up Session, and Packing for Home Meet in Richards 15

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 The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project High Energy Physics Group The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Schedule for CROP workshop July 18 – July 22, 2005 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

CROP 2004 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 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: (with voice mail) OR Dan Claes Office: (with voice mail) Daily Attendance

CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 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 2005 Summer Workshop Daily Attendance Sign-in Sheet Date: Monday, July 18 Name Signature

CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 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. 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 CROP 2005 Summer Workshop July 18-22, 2005 Other practical matters

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