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SLAC • Operated by Stanford University • Paid for by U.S. Dept. of Energy • Mission • Photon Science Discoveries To make discoveries in photon science at the frontiers of the ultra-small and ultra-fast in a wide spectrum of physical and life sciences • Particle and Particle Astrophysics Discoveries To make discoveries in particle and astro-particle physics to redefine humanity’s understanding of what the universe is made of and the forces that control it • Operate Safely; Train the Best To operate a safe laboratory that employs andTRAINS the best and brightest, helping to ensure the future economic strength and security of the nation
SLAC OPERATIONS • DOE has many Research Labs • Mostly Military: (LLL) Livermore, Sandia, Oak Ridge, Hanford • Open (no classified research): SLAC, LBL (Berkeley), Fermilab, Jefferson Lab, Brookhaven • Contractors manage the Labs. • Mostly Universities or consortiums of Universities • Increasing number of for-profit contractors • Designed to isolate Labs from political control of science • But DOE (and Congress) control the money for big projects. • Stanford Manages SLAC • Staff are Stanford Employees.
Who is at SLAC • Scientists (primarily interested in the science) • Faculty • Staff • Postdocs • Grad Students • Visiting Scientists (Profs, Postdocs, students) • You • Technical Support (Creating the equipment) • Programmers • Technicians • Administration
HOW SLAC WORKS • PROJECTS (BaBar, LCLS, GLAST, …) • INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS • SLAC scientists and technicians • Visiting scientists and technicians • Equipment built at SLAC • Equipment built at other institutions • Babar • 600 physicists and engineers • 75 institutions • 10 countries
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE • High Energy Physics • All results published • Mostly for richer counties • CERN: International European Lab (1954) • LHC financed by CERN and many other countries • Collaboration with USSR & China during Cold War • Now, Visa Problems for entering U.S. • Many Projects too expensive for 1 country • ILC includes Americas, Europe, Asia
HOW (most of) YOU FIT IN • Part of a larger project • Learn about ‘big picture’ and how you fit in. • A small, but important contribution • Large projects have failed or been delayed because of small design problems on single parts (e.g. LHC) or miscalculations • Real RESEARCH Project • Result is not known in advance • Cannot check your work against Answer sheet • No Test to see if you have memorized things • You will make a meaningful contribution to the bigger project.
HOW YOU FIT IN • Mistakes • You will probably make many errors, do things the wrong way, have equipment which fails, coding problems, … • Learn to notice when things look inconsistent or are nonsense. e.g. Is the computer output the right order of magnitude? • Keep a Logbook of your work so you can remember what you did! We all forget or think we remember things that did not happen • Check with your mentor. Experienced people know about common problems and the approximate results. Logbook! • If you do not understand, ASK.
Safety VERY Important • Safety Lectures this afternoon • SLAC is an industrial site with lots of hazards • Earthquake • Remain in building: Duck, cover, and hold position until shaking stops • Evacuate building to assembly area outside • Stay away from windows, downed power lines • In the event of an emergency • Dial 9-911 from a SLAC phone; or • Dial 911 from your cellular phone • Provide SLAC address (2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA; cross street Saga Lane) and your building/room number.
Introductions • Program Manager - Mike Woods • Program Director - Steve Rock • Program Admin - Farah Rahbar • Education Officer - Susan Schultz • Web Page - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/suli/2007
Overall Schedule • First Week: • Safety • Physics Lectures & Tours • Start Research • Second Week • Research • 1 Page Summary of Project due 7/6 • Third Week • Meet with Director Individually
Schedule (Week 1) Mon, June 25 INTRODUCTION 8:00 Breakfast in ROB (Building 48) 9:00 Introduction to SULI 10:00 Paper Work 11:00 Introduction to SLAC Physics –Helen Quinn 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Meeting with Mentors (A&E Courtyard 14:00 -16:00 Tour of SLAC Tues, June 26 PARTICLE PHYSICS 9:00 Introduction to Particle Physics - Aaron Roodman Beyond the Standard Model -Lance Dixon Detectors - Tae Min Hong 13:00-17:00 Safety Classes (ROB) Wed, June 27 9:00 Accelerator Physics and tour of Accelerators - John Fox 13:30 -15:00 Tutorial on SLAC ComputingAdeyemi Adesanya
Schedule (cont) Thurs, June 28 ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY 9:00Introduction Relativistic Astrophysics - Roger Romani Large Synoptic Survey Telescope - Kirk Gilmore Supernova - Mustafa Amin Fri, June 29 PHOTON PHYSICS 9:00 Introduction Ultra fast - Aaron Lindenberg Coherent - Bill Schlotter
TUESAND THURS LECTURE SERIES(4 PM Unless noted) • July 5: Michael Peskin (Head of HEP Theory at SLAC) PHYSICS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER • July 10: 2:15 PM,W. K. H. (Pief) Panofsky (founding director of SLAC): ARMS CONTROL • July 12: Burt Richter (former director of SLAC): CLIMATE CHANGE • July 17: Steve Healey (Stanford) ASTRONOMY OF THE ANCIENTS • July 19: Persis Drell (Deputy Director of SLAC) Informal discussion on Physics Careers • July 24: 5:00 PM Ileana Rau: Tour of Goldhaber-Gordon Lab on Stanford Campus • July 26: 5:00 PM Nick Koshnick: Tour of Moler Lab (Stanford) • July 31: Jesse Wodin:EXO (Enriched Xenon Observatory) • xxxx Informal discussion about grad student life. - Stephanie Majewski and other grad students • xxxx Tour of LICK Observatory (Telescope on Mt. Hamilton) ?????
Other Requirements • Tues and Thurs Lectures & Tours ~ 4:00 SLAC (see web site) • Physics and Related Topics • Opportunity to hear some famous people • Dept. Of Energy Requirements (They pay the bills) • SLAC is operated by Stanford but funded by DOE • Taxpayers demand to see results for their money • Pre-Survey due June 30 (from educationLink, see website) • Write up and Publish Results • Results not very useful if only in your head or scraps of paper or computer files that no one else can find
SLAC Requirements • 7/6 – One page project description • 7/10-7/13 Meet with Program Director • 7/18 – First draft of paper introduction • 7/25 Revised Introduction and Draft of Materials & Methods • 8/3 Peer Review and Full Paper Draft • 8/9-8/10 Meet with Director to Discuss Revisions • 8/17 Final Report Due, 8/18 Departure • 8/24 Final Report Due, 8/25 Departure • All students will also give a 15 minute presentation on their research during on of the last two days of the program. • There will also be a SLAC survey to be completed during your last week at SLAC.
SULI Program Requirements from the U.S. Department of Energy • The receipt of a full stipend is dependent on the completion of the following • Complete the pre-survey before June 30 • This can be found on your educationLink account • http://educationlink.labworks.org • Write an abstract of your research for submission to the Journal of Undergraduate Research and upload the abstract via your edutionLink account. • Submit a written research paper via your educationLink account • During your last week at SLAC, complete the post-survey on your educationLink account.
Stanford • Green Library DVD movies • Professional women's tennis • Hiking (the dish) • Biking • Food • Theaters • Shopping • Getting out of town
SLAC • Cafeteria • Library • ROB • Visitor Center • Kavli Building • Panofsky Aud.
FUN ACTIVITIES • PHYSICAL • Use of Stanford Gyms and Pool (free) • Running/Walking Along Linac (4 miles round trip) • Running/Walking in Stanford Hills • Hiking in nearby Parks • Biking: road and Mountain. Many steep and flat routes • SLAC softball team • Soccer at SLAC at noon (somedays?) • SPECTATOR SPORTS • San Francisco Giants (baseball) • CULTURE • Thurs Eve Science Lectures Thurs at Cantor Arts Center (outside) • Stanford Summer Theater Plays and Films about Africa • Jazz Festival at Stanford Mall (Thursdays, 6-7:30PM, Free) • Friday Evenings at International House (open for visiting undergrads) • Twilight Concert Series (Tues at 6:30 in various Palo Alto Parks) • San Francisco Opera (Thru July 1) • Stern Grove Concerts (free, 2 PM Sundays in SF) • Shoreline Amphitheatre (large Rock and Roll outdoor theater) • San Jose Jazz Festival (8/10-12)
More Fun Things • MUSEUMS • Cantor Arts Center (On Campus) • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (near Cal Train Station in SF) • de Young Museum (American and African Art, in Golden Gate Park) • San Francisco Asian Art Museum (world class, in Civic Center) • Palace of Legion of Honor (European Art, overlooking Golden Gate) • Exploratorium (SF's Interactive Science Museum, world class) • Italian-American Museum, • Museum of the African Diaspora (SF) • Intel Museum (Santa Clara) • NEED CAR TO GET TO • Yosemite National Park (4 hours) I can tell you where to crash for the night outside the park • Point Reyes National Seashore (1 3/4 hrs) Many hiking trails to and along the cliffs) • Muir Woods National Monument (1 1/2 hrs) Big Redwood Trees and lots of people • Big Basin State Park (3/4 hr) Big Redwood Trees, hiking