Who is it for?
This event is aimed primarily at A-Level Physics students as well as GCSE students considering studying science at A-Level.
We have run masterclass events for over 10 years and know how valuable they are for the students who participate. This year we will run our Accelerator and Particle Physics Masterclass on 11 March 2025. For those unable to attend, we also plan to run an online event on 12 March 2025.
Content
The event will be broken down into several sessions across the day and will include talks, tours and demonstrations. Every session will include the opportunity for questions and answers. Breaks will also be incorporated.
Outline Programme – In person
11 March 2025
09:30 – Welcome and Housekeeping
09:45 – TALK and Q&A: The story of particle accelerators at Daresbsury Laboratory
What is a particle accelerator? What can we do with them? Why is Daresbury Laboratory built where it is? What work has been undertaken there over the past 60 years? What is the future of particle accelerators both here, elsewhere in the UK and around the world?
10:10 – TALK and Q&A: Electromagnetism for particle accelerators
How do particle accelerators actually work? What is the science behind them? Learn about electromagnetic fields and how they shape our scientific discoveries.
10:35 – Carousel of group activities
Activity 1: Tour of CLARA Control Room and SURF lab
Activity 2: Accelerator Technology demonstrations
Activity 3: Tour of VISTA and Hi-Lumi
Activity 4: Careers panel
11:50 – TOUR and Q&A: Boulby Underground Laboratory
Virtual tour of the deepest lab in the UK, in a working mine where we test space technology, and hunt for Dark Matter.
12:20 – Lunch
13:00 – Talk: Quarks, Gluons and the Higgs Boson
by Prof Fred Loebinger, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester
13:50 – Carousel of group activities (continued)
Activity 1: Tour of CLARA Control Room/SURF Lab
Activity 2: Accelerator Technology demonstrations
Activity 3: Tour of VISTA/Hi-Lumi
Activity 4 : Careers panel
15:00 – Talk: What are we doing with CLARA now?
15:20 – EVENT ROUND UP and evaluation
Evaluation with quiz and spot prizes
15:45 to 16:00 – Event End – Depart Daresbury Laboratory
Outline Programme – online
12 March 2025
9:15 – Welcome and Housekeeping
9:20 – Talk and Q&A – The story of particle accelerators at Daresbury Laboratory
What is a particle accelerator? What can we do with them? Why is Daresbury Laboratory built where it is? What work has been undertaken there over the past 60 years? What is the future of particle accelerators both here, elsewhere in the UK and around the world?
10:00 – Talk and Q&A: Particle Sources
(photocathodes and some demonstrations)
10:25 – TALK and Q&A: Electromagnetism for particle accelerators
How do particle accelerators actually work? What is the science behind them? Learn about electromagnetic fields and how they shape our scientific discoveries.
10:50 – Introduction to Surfatron
11:05 – 10 minute break
11:15 – Introduction to Lancaster Particle Physics Package (LPPP)
11:30 – Student self led activity on LPPP
11:50 – Lunch
12:30 – Recap on morning
12:35 – TOUR and Q&A: Boulby Underground Laboratory
Virtual tour of the deepest lab in the UK, in a working mine where we test space technology, and hunt for Dark Matter.
13:05 – Introduction to Vacuum for Particle Accelerators
13:25 – 5 minute break
13:30 – Talk: Quarks, Gluons and the Higgs Boson
by Prof Fred Loebinger, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester
14:20 – Early Careers panel session
14:45 – Talk: What are we doing with CLARA now?
15:10 – Evaluation and Event End
15:15- Event End
We are also on Twitter and Facebook so do join us using #APPMC during the event.