1. CROP 2003 Summer Workshop June 23 – July 18, 2003 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 Evening math basics session Typical day and first week’s schedule Attendance and daily sign-in sheet Stipend payments Other practical matters Welcome to the fourth summer workshop of the The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project

3. The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project High Energy Physics Group The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Schedule for Week One: June 23-27, 2003 Monday, June 23 9:00 Introductory remarks (instructions & paperwork) & Workshop Welcome Richards 15 10:00 Evaluation procedures - Dr. Duane Shell 10:15 Participant survey & pretest 10:45 Break 11:00 Overview of CROP - Dr. Gregory Snow Richards 15 12:00 Lunch 1:00 A History Of Cosmic Rays, Part 1 - Dr. Dan Claes Richards 15 2:30 Labwork : opening, sanding scintillator Brace 201 7:00 Math/Physics Basics - Some Useful Functions- Tony Caruso Ferguson 11 Tuesday, June 24 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 9:00 Morning Class Session: History of Cosmic Rays, Part 2 - Dan Claes Richards 15 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Oscilloscope lessons Ferguson basement Polish scintillator surfaces Brace 201 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Class Session: Scintillators and PMTs, Part 1 - Greg Snow Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: Oscilloscope lessons Ferguson basement clean scintillator,test PMTs Brace 201 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 25 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 9:00 Morning Session:Orientation to Computer Resources Ferguson 21 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: Oscilloscope, cont’d - Ferguson basement Testing PMTs Brace 201 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Special Relativity - Dr. Bill Campbell Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: Oscilloscope, cont’d, Selecting, gluing PMTs Ferguson basement, Brace 201 7:00 Math/Physics Basics - Some Needed Vocabulary- Luis Rosa Ferguson 11 Thursday, June 26 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: Testing, prepping PMTs Brace 201 NIM electronics lessons Ferguson basement 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Scintillators and PMTs, Part 2 - Greg Snow Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: NIM electronics lessons Ferguson basement Testing,prepping PMTs Brace 201 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 Friday, June 27 8:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15 9:00 Morning Session: Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter 2 - Dan Claes Richards 15 10:15 Break 10:30 Labwork: NIM electronics lessons Ferguson basement Wrapping counters Brace 201 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Session: Scintillators and PMTs, Part 3 - Greg Snow Richards 15 2:00 Labwork: Light-leak checking, Gluing 2 nd round of PMTs Ferguson basement, Brace 201 4:30 Informal Question & Answer Period Richards 15

4. CROP 2003 Summer Workshop June 23 – July 18, 2003 You are expected to attend each day of the workshop from Monday, June 23, through Friday, July 18. (Off: Friday, July 4) 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: 402-472-6279 (with voice mail) E-mail: gsnow@unlhep.unl.edu OR Dan Claes Office: 402-472-2783 (with voice mail) E-mail:dclaes@unlhep.unl.edu Daily Attendance

5. CROP 2003 Summer Workshop Daily Attendance Sign-in Sheet Date: Monday, June 23 Name Signature

6. CROP 2003 Summer Workshop June 23 – July 18, 2003 Stipends for students and teachers will be paid a couple of weeks after the end of the workshop: Teachers: $67.50 per full day of participation Students: $45.00 per full day of participation Please write your Social security number Current mailing address Signature on your Expense Voucher today Payment of Stipends

7. CROP 2002 Summer Workshop July 15 – August 9, 2002 Dormitory rooms, meals Parking Recreation Center passes available 4 weeks × $2.00/week = $8.00 Please sign up with Marilyn at this morning’s break Tomorrow’s Jazz in June with pizza Research and report on one of the many cosmic ray experiments in the world Time in computer lab Reading materials Other practical matters

8. 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 2003 meeting at UNL Useful for presentations to classes at your school Date for one-day academic-year meeting in September (on a Saturday, participants from all participating schools) Possible dates: Sept. 6, 20, 27 Graduate credit for participating teachers CROP 2003 Summer Workshop June 23 – July 18, 2003 Other practical matters

9. Ferguson Hall Richards Hall Brace Hall Recreation Center Neihardt Dorm UNL City Campus