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Neutrino Physics Masterclasses

March 20, 2025

Shane Wood, QuarkNet, swood5@nd.edu

Ken Cecire, QuarkNet, kcecire@nd.edu

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What is a Particle Physics Masterclass?

High school students (13k+/year) come to a research lab to be “scientists for one day”

  • Intro to particle physics – content, methods, and practices
  • Data from experiments: ATLAS, CMS, MINERvA, NOvA, …
  • International video conference – 3-5 groups + CERN / Fermilab / KEK / GSI

Like a masterclass in the arts…but in particle physics

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What is a Particle Physics Masterclass?

Sample Agenda:

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The Data

Access: www.physicsmasterclasses.org

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MINERvA Masterclass

Events of interest:

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MINERvA Masterclass

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MINERvA Masterclass

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NOvA Masterclass

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NOvA Masterclass

Students look for evidence of neutrino oscillation between NOvA Near Detector and NOvA Far Detector…

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The Future: DUNE

https://www.dunescience.org/

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Contacts and Information

Shane Wood, swood5@nd.edu

Ken Cecire, kcecire@nd.edu

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www.quarknet.org

www.physicsmasterclasses.org

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