Nuclear and Particle Physics (Education)

Nuclear and Particle Physics Sites:

Big Bang Science Big Bang Science: Site seeks to explain the origins of matter and current high-energy research regarding the conditions of the early universe. The information presented here is published in booklet form by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC). (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/pub/bigbang/part1.html Nuclear Science and Technology and How It Influences Your Life Nuclear Science and Technology and How It Influences Your Life: Covers five major application fields: food irradiation, industry, medicine, space, and electricity. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.aboutnuclear.org/ Atom Builder Atom Builder: A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/ Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration: Java applet of a basic nuclear power plant. Try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.ida.liu.se/~her/npp/demo.html ABC's of Nuclear Science ABC's of Nuclear Science: A comprehensive introduction to nuclear science-- antimatter, beta rays, cosmic radiation, radioactivity, the difference between fission and fusion, and the structure of the nucleus, for starters. Site also provides access to reference and teaching mater (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.lbl.gov/abc/ Meltdown at Three Mile Island, a Documentary Meltdown at Three Mile Island, a Documentary: Companion site to the PBS show of the same name. Covers "How a Nuclear Reactor Works" and "What Happened," showing the series of events that took place on March 28, 1979. Useful for a quick lesson about Three Mile Island. Also has t (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/three/ The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience (IPPEX) The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience (IPPEX): The site "allows students and teachers to participate remotely in scientific research at [America's] largest fusion energy laboratory." Requires Java-capable browser and Shockwave plug-in to be able to use the excellent educational modules. Al (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://ippex.pppl.gov/ Contemporary (Nuclear) Physics Education Project (CPEP) Contemporary (Nuclear) Physics Education Project (CPEP): A product of teachers, educators, and physicists located around the world. Charts, brochures, web features, and classroom activities present the current understanding of cosmic rays, radiation, particle physics, fission, fusion, and similar topics. Awar (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.cpepweb.org/ Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe: A thorough discussion covering all aspects of antimatter. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/ What is the Higgs Boson? What is the Higgs Boson?: From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=00043456-7089-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7 Bremsstrahlung Bremsstrahlung: An overview of bremsstrahlung (or stopping radiation). From The Particle Detector BriefBook. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://rd11.web.cern.ch/RD11/rkb/PH14pp/node16.html History of the Nuclear Age History of the Nuclear Age: A chronological record of the nuclear age: links to people, documents and educational units. Explore political and ethical dilemmas of the Nuclear Age. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.nuclearfiles.org/history.html OnScreen Particle Physics OnScreen Particle Physics: A simulation for Mac and Windows 95/98/NT that allows even beginning students to experience what real particle physics experiments are like. Demo versions available for download. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.onscreen-sci.com/ NYTimes.com - More Sci- Than Fi, Physicists Create Antimatter NYTimes.com - More Sci- Than Fi, Physicists Create Antimatter: Physicists working in Europe have announced that they have created atoms made of antimatter, or antiatoms. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.] (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/19/science/19HYDR.html Fusion FAQ Glossary Fusion FAQ Glossary: USENET FAQ glossary on fusion energy. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://fusedweb.pppl.gov/Glossary/glossary.html Leptons Leptons: Introductory information on leptons (electrons, muons, taus, and neutrinos). (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/leptons.html Introduction to Particle Physics Introduction to Particle Physics: Beginners guide to particle physics. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://blueflag.phys.yorku.ca/yhep/main.html Cross Section Cross Section: Introduction to cross section, an important concept in scattering. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/crosssection.html Nuclear War and You Nuclear War and You: The effects of a nuclear blast. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.holidaywest.com/nuclearwarhead.htm Perspective on Plasmas Perspective on Plasmas: Educational information on plasma applications including controlled fusion. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.plasmas.org Reflections on Matter Reflections on Matter: Atoms to quarks, quantum physics, the big bang, and newer theories about matter. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://perso.club-internet.fr/molaire1/e_plan.html "God Particle" Possibly Discovered "God Particle" Possibly Discovered: A report on one of the potentially most important discoveries of the new millennium, along with a summary of the standard model of particle physics. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/higgs.html Tau Decay Physics Tau Decay Physics: Summary of decay modes and their probabilities. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLEO/CLEO3/cleo3/proposal/subsection3_3_3.html Fusion Energy Education Fusion Energy Education: Leads to several excellent resources which teach about fusion. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://FusEdWeb.pppl.gov/ Fusion FAQ Fusion FAQ: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Fusion Research, from USENET. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://fusedweb.pppl.gov/FAQ/fusion-faq.html GCSE Physics: Radioactivity GCSE Physics: Radioactivity: Simple, concise introductory tutorials about radioactivity and atoms. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.gcse.com/radio/rad.htm U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Program U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Program: A very comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy site related to fusion research. Provides a large number of links to institutions and organizations, and there is a special fusion education section too. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://wwwofe.er.doe.gov/ Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source: Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source:: An introduction to the principles of fusion geared towards high school students. Posters in various languages also available for download or ordering. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/CPEP/Chart.html ATLAS Educational Information ATLAS Educational Information: The ATLAS Experiment is to be carried out at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator facility of the CERN Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. Website is intended for people of all ages who are curious about fundamental particles and forces (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://atlasexperiment.org/ General Atomics Fusion Group Educational Home Page General Atomics Fusion Group Educational Home Page: resources for teachers and students; links to a more technical GAT fusion site (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://fusioned.gat.com/ The World of Nuclear Science The World of Nuclear Science: "The World of Nuclear Science", is an interactive educational site that teaches people about the concepts, applications, issues relating to and history of nuclear science. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://library.thinkquest.org/C004606/ The Particle Adventure The Particle Adventure: An award-winning site from the Particle Data Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. "A tour of the inner workings of the atom." (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://particleadventure.org What is Antimatter? What is Antimatter?: From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=000848AB-9450-1CD1-B4A8809EC588EEDF&catID=3 FusEdWeb FusEdWeb: Fusion Energy Educational Web Site at LLNL (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://FusEdWeb.llnl.gov/ Life, the Universe and the Electron Life, the Universe and the Electron: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the electron--A collaboration between the Science Museum, London, and the Institute of Physics (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/electron/ Fermilabyrinth Fermilabyrinth: A collection of Web-based games and activities to develop an understanding of the operations and experiments that take place in the Fermilab accelerator and detector halls and the scientific ideas they explore. Has a special section for teachers. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www-ed.fnal.gov/projects/labyrinth/ Learning Science with Computer Assistance: Physics Topics Learning Science with Computer Assistance: Physics Topics: A set of simulations to illustrate the historical models of atomic structure and the behavior of light. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.alphalink.com.au/~vmck/ Fermilab Education Fermilab Education: For students, educators, visitors. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www-ed.fnal.gov/ Decays Decays: Introductory information on particle decays produced by the Stanford Linear Accelerator. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/decays.html SLAC Visitor Center SLAC Visitor Center: Information provided by SLAC for informing the general public about particle physics. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/ Nuclear Power Nuclear Power: Overviews the principles of nuclear fission and its use to generate power, why uranium can be fissioned, n/p ratio and delayed neutrons, moderators, also Chernobyl and 3-Mile Island. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Snuclear.htm FAQ about Fusion Research FAQ about Fusion Research: The FAQ (from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab) is not very extensive, but it has an impressive Glossary. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.pppl.gov/~rfheeter/ How Stuff Works: How Atom Smashers Work How Stuff Works: How Atom Smashers Work: Tutorial with 28 color illustrations and photographs looks at these amazing devices and how the results they obtain tell us about the fundamental structure of matter, the forces holding it together and the origins of the universe. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom-smasher.htm Virtual Radioactivity Lab Virtual Radioactivity Lab: Explore radioactive decay and half-life with radioactive sources, screens and a geiger detector. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://home.earthlink.net/~mmc1919/halflife.html Hampton University Particle Physics Education Hampton University Particle Physics Education: Describes the work of the Hampton University Particle Physics group in the ATLAS project as well as provides material and links for particle physics and general physics education. It also provides information on and links to QuarkNet, an NSF-DOE sponsored (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.jlab.org/~cecire/hu_hep_ed.html Cherenkov Radiation Cherenkov Radiation: From The Particle Detector BriefBook. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://rd11.web.cern.ch/RD11/rkb/PH14pp/node26.html The Science of Particle Physics The Science of Particle Physics: Overview of elementary particle physics experiments and research at Fermilab. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://www.fnal.gov/pub/inquiring/physics/ Classical & Statistical Thermodynamics & Mechanics Educational Sites Classical & Statistical Thermodynamics & Mechanics Educational Sites: A collection of resources gathered by the Thermodynamics Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://tigger.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html Visual Quantum Mechanics Visual Quantum Mechanics: Instructional units that introduce quantum physics to high school and college students who do not have a background in modern physics or higher level math using interactive computer programs and digital multimedia in an activity based environment. (Nuclear and Particle Physics) http://phys.educ.ksu.edu/