2023 NOvA Masterclass @ U of Mn

Saturday, March 11, 2023     9:00 AM - ~4:00 PM

University of Minnesota - Physics and Nanotechnology Building (map), Room 110

Small URL for this page: https://tinyurl.com/novamc23

Agenda

09:00 AM     Welcome, intros sign-in and ice-breaker (Shane, Karin)

09:30 AM     Tour: Clean room @ PAN

11:00 AM     Opening activity (Shane): Setting the stage

• From the big...to the small
• What is Physics? (map & video-to watch later)
    …from Dominic Walliman and Born to Engineer…and accompanying questions?
• Standard Model of particle physics

11:15 AM     Particle Physics Intro Talk (Chris Hilgenberg) plus Q&A - Standard model general + neutrino focus

11:45 AM     NOvA Masterclass Measurement - Part 1a - Far Detector, Charged Current Interactions (Greg & Mike)

• Slides - Part 1a
• Part 1a- Charged Current (NuMu) Analysis (far detector)

  • Click here for images <--Measure here

  • Click here for reporting form for CC (NuMu) Track Lengths <--Record here

    • Results of Track Length Reporting <--View results here together

12:30 PM     LUNCH - provided

• "Lunch with a physicist/grad student"
• Cool demos
• ...and this is when you eat!

1:00 PM     NOvA Masterclass Measurement - Part 1b - Far Detector, Neutral Current Interactions (Shane)

• Slides - Part 1b

• Part 1b - Neutral Current Analysis (far detector)

  • Click here for images <--Measure here

  • Click here for reporting form for Neutral Current Track Lengths <--Record here
     
    • Results of Track Length Reporting <--View results here together

1:30 PM     NOvA Virtual Tour - Far Detector (Ash River, MN)

2:15 PM     NOvA Masterclass Measurement - Part 2- Near Detector, CC&NC with Coding (Mike)

• Part 2 Slides
• Python Near Event Analysis - Participant Version
  • Do a “File - Make a Copy”
  • Github link

•    Concluding video: How Neutrino Oscillations Work - From Even Bananas

3:30 PM     Videoconference

• Teresa Lackey, Fermilab postdoc
• Link: https://notredame.zoom.us/j/92701999064?pwd=RjhwaWFmVng5a2xLakFDaTN4M1VVQT09

~4:00 PM     End of Day

Other items/resources

Q&A, Closing discussion, survey (will be on paper)

Teacher “answer key”