The Extreme Energy Events Project has been designed to join the scientific interest of a cosmic rays physics experiment with the enormous didactic potentiality deriving from letting it be carried out by high school students and teachers. After the initial phase, the experiment is starting to take data continuously, and the first interesting physics results have been obtained, demonstrating the validity of the idea of running a real physics investigation in these peculiar conditions. Here an overview of its structure and status is presented, together with some studies about detector performance and first physics results.
M Abbrescia, S Aiola, R Antolini, C Avanzini, R Baldini Ferroli, G Bencivenni, et al. (2012). The EEE Project: cosmic rays, multigap resistive plate chambers and high school students. JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 7, T11011-T11011 [10.1088/1748-0221/7/11/P11011].
The EEE Project: cosmic rays, multigap resistive plate chambers and high school students
BRESSAN, ELISA;CIFARELLI, LUISA;GARBINI, MARCO;SARTORELLI, GABRIELLA;SCAPPARONE, EUGENIO;SELVI, MARCO;ZICHICHI, ANTONINO;
2012
Abstract
The Extreme Energy Events Project has been designed to join the scientific interest of a cosmic rays physics experiment with the enormous didactic potentiality deriving from letting it be carried out by high school students and teachers. After the initial phase, the experiment is starting to take data continuously, and the first interesting physics results have been obtained, demonstrating the validity of the idea of running a real physics investigation in these peculiar conditions. Here an overview of its structure and status is presented, together with some studies about detector performance and first physics results.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
