On November 4, 2020, the EEE Project will participate again in the International Cosmic Day organized by DESY. Once again, the ICD represents an opportunity for us to deepen the study of cosmic rays and to exchange our experience with that of students around the world.
The strict safety and COVID-19 contagion prevention rules will partially limit contacts and the physical sharing of experiences.
For the ICD 2020 edition, the EEE Project has prepared an online meeting during which, together with presentations by researchers engaged in the study of cosmic rays, students will be able to present the results of their analyses. On this page you will find the meeting agenda and connection details. In particular, we propose that students study the seasonal modulation of the muon rate, using data acquired by the Polar family of detectors between July 2019 and July 2020.
In addition to data analysis activities, during the meeting there will be a presentation by Dr. Carmelo Pellegrino regarding the KM3Net experiment, an underwater network of detectors hunting for neutrinos, and an intervention by Dr. Francesco Noferini, relating to the observation with Polar detectors of the seasonal effect in the cosmic ray flux.
The data to be analyzed and the details for the analysis are provided below.
By November 2, the EEE Project Schools that intend to participate can send the results of their studies to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in the form of a presentation (.ppt or .pdf) and at the same time a summary of their analysis on a single A4 page.
Agenda
3:00 PM Welcome to the Schools
3:10 PM The KM3NeT experiment (Dr. Carmelo Pellegrino)
3:50 PM Schools' reports on data analysis
Staffa High School (Trinitapoli)
Regina Margherita High School (Salerno)
A. Volta High School (Reggio Calabria)
Other schools' analysis for consultation
Scorza High School Cosenza, Galvani High School Bologna, Cavour High School Rome, Pacioli High School Sant'Anastasia
4:30 PM The seasonal effect in the Cosmic Ray flux with Polar detectors (Dr. Francesco Noferini)
4:55 PM Conclusion of the event
Instructions for Connection to the meeting:
To correctly connect to the meeting and view the event timetable, connect to the Indico Agenda of the Fermi Center at this link.
Proposed analysis, data and instructions
On this occasion, we will use data acquired by the Polar detectors between July 2019 and July 2020 to study the trend of the muon rate and evaluate the possible "seasonal effect": the change in average atmospheric conditions implies a change in the measured flux.
Data available:
The data are in a .csv file type, so they can be analyzed using Excel (recommended choice and on which the provided instructions are based) or similar calculation programs. You will have three data sets available and can decide whether to analyze one or more.
- Download the data (data currently unavailable, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Use the instructions (download the instructions) as a starting point for the analysis.
- Once the analysis is complete, send the report in the form of a .ppt file (maximum size 3 MB) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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