LHC Experimental Experience at CERN

CERN 大型强子对撞机实验经验

• 批准号: 0840636
• 负责人: P. Michael Tuts
• 金额: $ 45万
• 依托单位: Columbia University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-15 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0840636&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LHC; Experimental; Experience; CERN

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is the world?s energy frontier accelerator and together with the associated largest detectors ever constructed, will allow for the probing of the seminal questions in high energy physics. This proposal will provide a unique opportunity for early career graduate students involved in the ATLAS experiment at the LHC to be involved at CERN for the start of data taking. About ten high qualified students per year (a new set of approximately ten for each of three years) will be selected to receive travel awards affording them the opportunity to be present at CERN during the early running of the LHC, which is expected to start operations in the Fall of 2008. It is necessary for a complete education for graduate students that they be able to have hands-on experience in the operation of the experiment, and these prestigious travel awards will assure that the very best students from NSF core program funded institutions are able to have this once in a lifetime experience.With regard to broader impact, the recipients of these awards will also further the goals of recognizing and attracting underrepresented groups to the sciences, fostering international exchange, and bringing the excitement of cutting edge scientific research to a younger generation as they bring back their experiences to their campuses, interact with undergraduates in REU programs and with high school students and teachers in QuarkNet and other programs.

欧洲核子研究中心的大型强子对撞机(LHC)是世界上最大的能量前沿加速器--S能量前沿加速器，以及相关的有史以来最大的探测器，将允许探索高能物理中的开创性问题。这项提议将为参与大型强子对撞机ATLAS实验的早期职业研究生提供一个独特的机会，让他们参与CERN的数据采集工作。每年将选出大约十名高素质的学生(每三年一组新的大约十名)，以获得旅行奖励，使他们有机会在大型强子对撞机的早期运行期间出现在欧洲核子研究中心，预计大型强子对撞机将于2008年秋季开始运行。对于研究生的完整教育来说，他们必须能够亲身体验实验的操作，这些享有盛誉的旅行奖项将确保来自NSF核心项目资助机构的最优秀的学生能够拥有一生中只有一次的体验。就更广泛的影响而言，这些奖项的获得者还将进一步实现承认和吸引未被充分代表的群体进入科学领域的目标，促进国际交流，并将尖端科学研究的兴奋带给年轻一代，因为他们将自己的经验带回校园，与REU项目的本科生以及QuarkNet和其他项目的高中生和教师互动。