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 12 March 2024. For those unable to attend, we also plan to run an online event later in the academic year (date to be confirmed).
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
12 March 2024
09:45 – Welcome and Housekeeping
09:50 – TALK and Q&A: Introduction to accelerators and light sources
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?
10:30 – 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.
11:00 – 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.
11:30 – Carousel of group activities
Activity 1: Tour of CLARA Accelerator/CLARA Control Room
Activity 2: Accelerator Technology demonstrations/Career discussions
Activity 3: Tour of VISTA/DUNE
12:50 – Lunch
13:30 – Carousel of group activities (continued)
Activity 1: Tour of CLARA Accelerator/CLARA Control Room
Activity 2: Accelerator Technology demonstrations/ Career discussions
Activity 3: Tour of VISTA/DUNE
14:10 – Quick fire talks
Talks on Lasers and Radiofrequency (RF) cavities
14:50 – Closing presentation plus – EVENT ROUND UP and evaluation
‘Quarks, Gluons and the Higgs Boson’ by Prof Fred Loebinger, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester
Evaluation with quiz and spot prizes
15:50 to 16:00 – Event End
We are also on Twitter and Facebook so do join us using #APPMC during the event.