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| A successful new program in the tradition of the JINA PAN program at MSU has been introduced at Notre Dame. The PIXE-PAN program at Notre Dame uses the existing low energy accelerator facility to introduce high school teachers and students to a two week program in material analysis techniques with accelerators. The program takes place in June. Several lectures on nuclear physics, accelerator physics, beam interactions, and material science will be offered by the faculty. The first week is dedicated to teacher training in accelerator operation, detector use, and data analysis. During the second week, the students join the program and students and teachers work together on three distinct experimental setups covering accelerator based PIXE, radioactivity in everyday objects and the measurement of a radioactive half life. Samples used during the program may include ancient Roman and Greek Coins, US and European coins, various geological samples, assorted ceramics and some food items. The teachers and students both are given the freedom to design and perform their own experiments using provided equipment. During the last day of the program, the students present their results to an audience including many parents and faculty. The overall response of the participants
are very positive and it is clear from the quality of the presentations
that the students not only enjoy the experience, but can also learn
a great deal. Website
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