QuarkNet

University of Notre Dame
Department of Physics
Research Projects  

International
Linear Collider
Muon Detector Prototype

International Linear Collider

CMS Test Beam e-Lab

Each summer a different team has contributed to
the CMS Test Beam e-Lab project. We are
collaborating with the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) group which is part of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. We are working to produce a website that will allow students to use real research data to do studies.
GRAND
Bio Complexity
Ludlum

Project GRAND is a large-array cosmic ray detector comprised of 64 detector huts arranged over a 100 meter by 100 meter field at Notre Dame.

Variable Geometry
Muon Counter

The counter consists of three pieces of scintillating plastic with two wave shifting fibers per counter connected to photomultiplier tubes. This design allows for variable geometry for different studies.

This project examined three aspects of modeling biocomplexity:

  • development of tutorials for the Randomness in Biology website
  • examination of the mathematical interactions of flocking behavior in groups
  • development of simple physical and mathematical models describing swarming

Stellar Evolution

Stellar evolution models are essential to our understanding of the unobservable and immeasurable aspects of stars.

Astrophysics

By analyzing data taken from the Spitzer Space Telescope, we have calculated star formation rates (SFRs) for each of the 28 cluster members of Cl1037.

The ongoing mission of the Ludlum project is to test quantitatively and qualitatively new wave shifting and scintillating fibers that might be used in the next generation particle physics experiments.

More Research
QuarkNet Center at Notre Dame
929 N. Eddy Street
South Bend, IN 46617
Phone: 574-631-3773
Fax: 574-631-3977
email: quarknet@nd.edu

This project is supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Notre Dame. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NSF, DOE or University.