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Lecture Series Overview

Elliott McCrory, SIST ChairMay 22, 2014

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Elliott S. McCrory, PhD• Born on the same day as Larry Bird

– Columbia, SC• BS in Engineering from Tufts University• PhD in Physics from Duke University• Fermilab scientist, 1986-present• Worked at CERN, 2007-2009• Current work

– AD/Instrumentation– SIST Committee Chair– FTROTW Podcast– Experiment Operations Center (XOC)

• Hobbies– Photography, golf, gardening,

woodworking

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Why This Lecture Series?• Fermilab: On the forefront of scientific research– We study advanced concepts on the basic principles of

physics• Elementary Particle Physics• Astrophysics/Cosmology• Etc.

• If you are comfortable with certain basic concepts, you’ll get a lot out of the lectures!– Speakers are aware that most of you know calculus

• Handouts

The Lecture Series

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Web Sites• Lecture Series– http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/lectures/ – Poster

• http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/lectures/images/Poster2014.jpg

• Next Lecture– http://mccrory.fnal.gov/sist/NextLecture.php

• Facebook – Photos– https://www.facebook.com/fermilabsist

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Key Concepts

• The Frontiers of Physics

• Accelerators

• Experiments

• Support Departments

• Our Lecturers

• Modern Physics Questions

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P5 Report

The Frontiers of Physics

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Fermilab’s Neutrino Experiments

• Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment Facility: LBNE LBNF– A proposed international neutrino experiment that would be the largest

of its kind. • NOvA

– Fermilab's current flagship neutrino experiment, – Sends a beam of neutrinos to a 200-ton particle detector 500 miles

away in Minnesota. • MicroBooNE

– A multi-ton liquid-argon neutrino detector. • MINERvA

– Designed to study neutrino-nucleus interactions with unprecedented detail.

• MINOS– A neutrino oscillation experiment with a far detector also in Minnesota.

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Fermilab and the LHC• CMS

– One of the two general-purpose experiments at CERN LHC. – Research into the building blocks of the universe.

• LHC Physics Center– Central location for physicists to participate in LHC research in the US – Serves as a resource and analysis hub for

• 630 physicists and graduate students • from 47 US universities and laboratories

• LHC Remote Operations Center– Supports the operations of the CMS detector

• 4,000 miles from Cessy, France. – Allows US physicists and students to take detector monitoring shifts

during US daytime hours, lessening the burden on CERN-based scientists to serve night shifts and helping US personnel fulfill their operational responsibilities in the CMS collaboration from an on-shore location.

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Support Departments• Mechanical Engineering– Physical structures and devices in the accelerators and in the

experiments• Usually, the major concern is vacuum

– Water systems for cooling• Electrical Engineering– Everything from MW power supplies to custom silicon

circuitry• Computing: Two divisions– Support of everyone’s computer systems– Data acquisition readout and control for experiments

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Our 14 Lecturers

Who, what, when and where

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Herman White

• “Introduction to Fermilab”

• PhD in Physics– One of the founders of

the SIST program• Overview of the

experiments• The Three Frontiers of

Physics

Tuesday May 27, Noon, Curia II

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Harrison Prosper

• “Introduction to Particle Physics”

• Professor of Physics at Florida State University

• What you need to know to start understanding the science at Fermilab

Tuesday June 3, Noon, Curia II

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Maurice Ball

• “Mechanical Engineering at Fermilab”

• MS in Mechanical Engineering– Former GEM fellow

• What do ME’s do at Fermilab?

Tuesday June 10, Noon, One West

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Eric Prebys

• “Particle Accelerators”• PhD in Physics• Senior scientist in the

Accelerator Physics Center at Fermilab

• How do accelerators work?

Thursday June 12, Noon, One West

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Mary Convery

• “The Muon Campus at Fermilab”

• PhD in Physics• Has worked on HEP

experiments• Now part of the AD,

working on the development of the Muon program at Fermilab

Tuesday June 17, Noon, One West

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André de Gouvêa

• “The Intensity Frontier”• Associate Professor of

Physics at Northwestern University

• What we are trying to learn at the Intensity Frontier

Tuesday June 24, Noon, One West

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James Hoff

• “Electrical Engineering at Fermilab”

• PhD in Electrical Engineering

• An overview of some of the things EE’s do at Fermilab

Thursday June 26, Noon, One West

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Mark Pankuch

• “Using particle beams for cancer treatment”

• Scientist at the Central DuPage Hospital, “ProCare” proton radiation facility.

• The state of the art in using particle beams to treat cancers

Tuesday July 1, Noon, One West

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Don Lincoln

• “The Energy Frontier and CMS”

• PhD in Physics• Specializes in public

outreach for CMS and for Fermilab

• (Look him up on YouTube!)

Tuesday July 8, Noon, One West

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Hugh Lippincott

• “The Cosmic Frontier: Dark Matter”

• PhD in Physics• Lederman Fellow in the

Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics

• Why don’t galaxies fly apart?

• What exactly is Dark Matter?

Tuesday July 15, Noon, Curia II

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Brian Nord

• “The Cosmic Frontier: Dark Energy”

• PhD in Physics• PostDoc in the Fermilab

Center for Astrophysics• What’s up with the

accelerating expansion of the Universe?

• (He has cut his hair.)

Tuesday July 22, Noon, Curia II

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Amitoj Singh

• “High Performance Computing at Fermilab”

• Masters Degree in High Performance Computing

• An overview of some of the amazing things Fermilab is doing with computation engines

Tuesday July 29, Noon, One West

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Jinyuan Wu

• “Rotations: The moon, MRI, g-2, etc.”

• PhD in Electrical Engineering

• This talk will be different from all the rest!

Tuesday July 31, Noon, One West

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Tia Miceli

• “The Physics of Neutrinos”

• PhD in Physics• Postdoc at NM State,

working on MicroBooNE

Tuesday August 5, Noon, One West

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Some of the Current Questions in Physics

• Is there a theory which explains the values of all fundamental physical constants?– Is the theory string theory?

• Higgs Boson:– Are the branching ratios of the Higgs Boson consistent with the standard model? – Is there only one type of Higgs Boson?

• What are the detailed properties of the neutrino?– Is mass hierarchy normal or inverted?

• Why are there three generations of quarks and leptons? – Is there a theory that can explain the masses of particular quarks and leptons in particular

generations from first principles?• What is Dark Matter?

– Is it actually a particle (or particles) or is it an extension of gravity? • What is the cause of the observed accelerated expansion of the Universe?

– What is Dark Energy?• Does nature have more than four spacetime dimensions?

– Can we experimentally observe evidence of higher spatial dimensions?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics

LHC/CMS LHC/CMS and Fermilab Fermilab

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Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5)

• Today!• The Science Drivers: – Use the Higgs boson as a new tool for discovery – Pursue the physics associated with neutrino mass – Identify the new physics of dark matter – Understand cosmic acceleration: dark energy and

inflation – Explore the unknown: new particles, interactions,

and physical principles

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