IMSA Introductory Particle Physics Residential Camp
Jun 29 - Jul 11
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
$1,000.00
About This Activity
This project involves generating Monte Carlo events that simulate events that could occur at the Large Hadron Collider. We will then analyze them by comparing histograms of various quantities to see which ones would do a good job of separating signal from background, and then construct a series of cuts that are designed to do just that. If there is time, we can look at Monte Carlo that has been processed by a detector simulation and talk about the messiness of real-world physics and calculate some efficiencies and systematic uncertainties. For more information, or if you have questions, contact IMSA’s Center for Teaching and Learning at studentenrichment@imsa.edu, 630-907-5987.
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Aurora, IL
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