Table of Contents
PAN@MSU 2015 information can be found here. Return to the main PAN page at JINAweb.
NOTE: much of this information has yet to be updated.
Pre-program information
PAN 2015 schedule (week 1 for teachers, week 2 for students) (2015)
Map of MSU campus highlighting PAN locations (2015)
For Teacher participants
For students and parents
Student arrival preparations letter
PAN@MSU Program Handbook for review by student participants and their parents/guardians (2015)
Minor Permission to tour NSCL (2015)
Medical Information form (2015)
Housing rules/consent form (2015)
Pre-survey for students (2015) Additional pre-survey for students (2015)
Background information and readings before PAN!
Particle Adventure: A review of particle names and families
A great summary article on Cosmic Rays
A nice glossary of nuclear terminology
Instructions for the half-life experiment
About your hosts:
General Links of Interest
From Kirsten Tollefson: - How to Build Your Own Cloud Chamber:
- From Fermilab's Symmetry magazine with a nice explanation of what you will see in the cloud chamber and a video on how to make your own using a fish tank: fish tank cloud chamber
- A Fermilab video of a 6 year old making her own small cloud chamber using a plastic cup: plastic cup cloud chamber
- How to Turn Your Cell Phone into a Cosmic Ray Detector and Become an Astrophysicist: - CRAYFIS
- A Popular Science article about the CRAYFIS app (which won a webby award this year): http://www.popsci.com/article/gadgets/app-turns-your-phone-cosmic-ray-detector
Yet another cheap homemade cloud chamber - try them all!
Interesting reading about Dark Matter: “The Cosmic Cocktail” by Katherine Freese
CCF animation to go with tour introduction slides
Marble Nuclei documents download site
Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), major sponsor of PAN.
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), major sponsor of PAN.
"Small Matter of Big Science" documentary (featuring NSCL!) (part 2)
"Rare Isotope Rap", a 5-minute explanation of NSCL through rap.
"For the Love of Physics" references/links
Jefferson Lab's nuclear science education page
Berkeley Lab's introduction to nuclear science
Interactive Chart of the Nuclides
In-program useful links/documents
**Week 1 (teachers)**
Presentation files and Q&A docs
Artemis Spyrou Nuclear Experimentation slides
Artemis Spyrou Nuclear Experimentation Q&A
Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic Radiation Detection slides
Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic Radiation Detection Q&A
Micha Kilburn Detectors slides
Chris Wrede Nuclear Astrophysics slides
Chris Wrede Nuclear Astrophysics Q&A
David Perez-Loureiro Half-life experiment introduction slides
Kirsten Tollefson Cosmic Rays slides
Kirsten Tollefson Cosmic Rays Q&A
Gamma spectroscopy experiment feedback
Brian O'Shea Astronomy slides and resources (username PAN2015, password to be announced)
Lessons/Posters
Supplemental
A place to share other opportunities and resources for teachers and students!
GhostView download for Alex Brown experiment
Nuclear Astrophysics process chart (r-process and s-process activity you did on Wednesday)
Megan Donohue graphic 1 from Astronomy on Tap
Post-program Surveys
**Week 2 (students)**
Presentation files
Artemis Spyrou Nuclear Experimentation slides
Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic Radiation Detection slides
Chris Wrede Nuclear Astrophysics slides
David Perez-Loureiro Half-life experiment introduction slides
David Perez-Loureiro Statistics slides
Kirsten Tollefson Cosmic Rays slides
Brian O'Shea Astronomy slides and resources (username PAN2015, password to be announced)
Posters
Supplemental
Nuclear Astrophysics process chart (r-process and s-process activity you did on Wednesday)
Nuclear shell model and Nuclear density, both from the extremely useful Hyperphysics site
An article on the importance of theory
Other resources on Nuclear Theory
A google doc where you can share resources and opportunities (e.g. camps) for PAN students!
