International Particle Physics Masterclass 2018

Thursday 22 Mar 2018, 09:00 → 16:15 Europe/London

Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology

Andres Olivares del Campo (IPPP, Durham University)

The Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) at Durham University is hosting the first edition of the International Hands-On Particle Physics Masterclass on Thursday 22nd of March 2018. This is a one day event where 40 students from nearby schools will come to the IPPP to carry out a data analysis activity. The students will use real data from the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

During the morning there will be short lectures about particle physics, the LHC and how new particles are discovered. Afterwards, a buffet lunch will be provided, followed by the hands-on data analysis activity. The day will conclude with a live video-conference with other Masterclasses at other research centres around the world, and with CERN!

This activity lies within the International Hands-On Particle Physics Masterclass, which involves 215 institutions worldwide, and is coordinated by the International Particle Physics Outreach Group (IPPOG).

For more information:

IPPP website

IPPP outreach website

Physics outreach website

 

Poster.pdf

Registration

Students arrive to the IPPP

1 Welcome

Speaker: Mr Andres Olivares del Campo (IPPP, Durham University)

2 What are we made of?

Speaker: Dr Daniel Maitre (IPPP)

3 A journey into the Large Hadron Collider

Speaker: Dr Raquel Gomez-Ambrosio (IPPP, Durham University)

10:45 BREAK

4 The Z-boson at the ATLAS experiment

Speaker: Mr Andrew Cheek (Institute of Particle Physics Phenomenology)

11:45 LUNCH BREAK

Hands-on activity

14:45 BREAK

Sharing your findings

5 Farewell

Speaker: Mr Andres Olivares del Campo (IPPP, Durham University)