Table of Contents
PAN@MSU 2016 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 2016 schedule (week 1 for teachers, week 2 for students) (2016)
Map of MSU campus highlighting PAN locations (2016)
CATA bus service in East Lansing and Lansing
PAN@MSU 2016 Facebook group (2016)
Dietary information for MSU Cafeterias
For Teacher participants
For students and parents
Student arrival preparations letter
PAN@MSU Program Handbook for review by student participants and their parents/guardians (2016)
Minor Permission form to tour NSCL (2016)
Medical Information form (2016)
Housing rules/consent form (2016)
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 host institutions:
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
Yassid Ayyad Limonge Radiation Detectors slides
Yassid Ayyad Limonge Radiation Detectors Q&A
Gamma Spectroscopy instructions
Gamma Spectroscopy experiment feedback
Chris Wrede Nuclear Astrophysics slides
Chris Wrede Nuclear Astrophysics Q&A
Anthony Kuchera Neutron Detection intro slides
Neutron Detection experiment feedback
Kirsten Tollefson Cosmic Rays slides
Kirsten Tollefson Cosmic Rays Q&A
Geiger Counter assembly instructions
Brian O'Shea Astronomy slides (login PAN2016 password galaxies)
Lessons/Posters/Activities
Supplemental
Beta version Isotopolis WebGL zip (playable from most browsers, ~30 MB) To operate: Firefox recommended, run the “index” file!
Post-program Surveys
PAN Post-survey (please complete before leaving!
Post-survey for HS Physics Education study (the group code is PAN)
**Week 2 (students)**
Presentation files
Artemis Spyrou Nuclear Experimentation slides
Yassid Ayyad Limonge Radiation Detectors slides
Gamma Spectroscopy instructions
Chris Wrede Nuclear Astrophysics slides
Joe Belarge Half-Life experiment slides
Joe Belarge Half-Life experiment instructions
Alex Brown Theory Model slides
Brian O'Shea Astronomy slides (login PAN2016 password galaxies)
Posters
Supplemental
NSCL's weekly newsletter with an article about YOU
A google doc where you can share resources and opportunities (e.g. camps) for PAN students!
Nuclear shell model and Nuclear density, both from the extremely useful Hyperphysics site