Beyond the Classroom: Profiling Muon Flux in Relation to Overburden in Fermilab’s MINOS Tunnel

With support from QuarkNet, high school students investigated the effect of overburden on muon flux by collecting data from Fermilab’s Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (MINOS) tunnel. Muon flux varied due to a change in overburden created by a 103-meter deep access shaft. A profile of muon...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Physics teacher 2022-02, Vol.60 (2), p.110-113
Hauptverfasser:	Winkler, Eleanor Anne, Graham, Paul, Unterman, Nathan A., Grey, Benjamin, Miller, Jacob M., Miller, Max J., Sears, Allen J., Bernat, Alex, Frank, Shoshana, Simon, Joshua, Eliaser, Shira K., Blackmore, Tom, Copeland, Emmanuelle, Senser, Marybeth, Seiden, Henry, Valsamis, Anthony, Adams, Mark
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Data Collection High School Students Physics Science Activities Scientific Concepts Secondary School Science
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Zusammenfassung:	With support from QuarkNet, high school students investigated the effect of overburden on muon flux by collecting data from Fermilab’s Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (MINOS) tunnel. Muon flux varied due to a change in overburden created by a 103-meter deep access shaft. A profile of muon flux as a function of distance from the access shaft was measured by observing muon flux from different locations within the tunnel.
ISSN:	0031-921X 1943-4928
DOI:	10.1119/5.0025659