CHICOS Summer Program 2006

Three-day groups will learn about CHICOS detector operations and conduct a laboratory measurement of the half-life of a muon particle. Four/five-day groups will commission a CHICOS site and conduct the muon half-life measurement.

Approximate Daily Schedule:

Student Permission Form:    MSWord     PDF

  Bring this form on the first day of your session, or mail it to:
Theresa Lynn, CHICOS Coordinator
MS 106-38 Caltech
1200 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91125

Directions to Caltech and Kellogg Lab

Lunch and Snacks

How to Contact Participants

Participants (tentative):
Click on school names for photos as they come in!

Granada Hills Charter HS
June 26-30 		Monroe HS and Notre Dame HS
July 5-7
Arcadia HS, Buckley School, Ramona Convent HS
July 10-14 		South Pasadena HS
July 17-21
Hillcrest Christian School
July 24-26 		Flintridge Sacred Heart HS
July 26-28

Excel file and supporting manual for the muon lifetime measurement can be found here.

Instructions and documents for site commissioning:
commissioning checklist
calibration instructions
blank commissioning document

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