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+ | == Student pages == | ||
+ | === Student Videos on Data Analysis Techniques === | ||
+ | * [[ROOT Data Analysis Framework Overview]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
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+ | === Tagger Microscope Installation and Commissioning === | ||
+ | * [[Tagger Microscope Status]] - [[User: barnes|Alex Barnes]] | ||
+ | * [[Microscope Installation Pictures]] - [[User: barnes|Alex Barnes]], [[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]], [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Fiber Installation]] - [[User: barnes|Alex Barnes]], [[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]], [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[media:TAGM_fiber_geometry.pdf|Fiber geometry and numbering scheme]] - Richard Jones | ||
+ | * [[Lab Journals|Inclusive listing of lab journals of students who worked on this project]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Tagger Microscope Mechanical Construction === | ||
+ | * [[Moving the Tagger Microscope]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | ** [[Calculating the move]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | ** [[Tagger Microscope Placement in the Tagger Hall]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Tagger Microscope Construction]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]], [[User: barnes|Alex Barnes]] | ||
+ | * [[Construction of the Full-Scale Tagger Microscope]] - [[User: carrolla|Ann Marie Carroll]], [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]], [[User: jonathank| Jonathan Kulakofsky]], [[User: Liana|Liana Hotte]], [[User:brand| Kenny Brand]], [[User: Bartolotta| John Bartolotta]], [[User: Acarta|Aaron Carta]] | ||
+ | * [[Full Scale Tagger Microscope Drawings|Tagger Microscope Engineering Drawings]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Replacement Fibers Construction and Assessment]] - [[User: micahwarren|Micah Warren]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Tagger Microscope Electronics === | ||
+ | * [[Microscope Electronics]] - [[User: Barnes|Alex Barnes]], [[User: Senderovich|Igor Senderovich]], [[User: jonathank| Jonathan Kulakofsky]] | ||
+ | * [[Euro Card Connectors]] - [[User:Barnes|Alex Barnes]], [[User: mcintyre|James Mcintyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Darkbox Fiber Testing Setup]] - [[User: Barnes|Alex Barnes]] | ||
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− | * Diamond Radiator Fabrication and Mounting | + | === Active Collimator Installation and Commissioning === |
− | + | * [[Assembly and bench tests with the active collimator]] - [[User: Bartolotta| John Bartolotta]] | |
− | ** [[Analysis of Diamond Cantilever Vibration]] - [[User:jess|Jessica Hyde]] | + | * [[Active Collimator Installation Pictures]] - [[User: barnes|Alex Barnes]] |
− | + | ||
− | + | === Diamond Radiator Fabrication and Mounting === | |
+ | * [[Diamond Radiator Thinning Using an Excimer Laser]] - [[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]] | ||
+ | * [[Diamond Mounting]] - [[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]] | ||
+ | * [[Analysis of Diamond Cantilever Vibration]] - [[User:jess|Jessica Hyde]] | ||
+ | * [[Surface Images and Thickness profile of Diamonds]] - [[User: mokaya|Fridah Mokaya]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Detector Development === | ||
+ | * [[Construction and testing of a GEM-based radon detector]] - [[User: andrewsampino|Andrew Sampino]], [[User: miravarma|Mira Varma]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Hadron Spectroscopy === | ||
+ | * [[Analysis of JETSET data: A Search for XYZ Meson Analogs|Summary of 2008 XYZ Meson Review]] - [[User:Senderovich|Igor Senderovich]] | ||
+ | * [[Exotic b1π Channel Simulation and Analysis]] - [[User:Senderovich|Igor Senderovich]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Radphi Data Analysis === | ||
+ | * [[Private:Eta_Meson | η Meson Cross Section Analysis (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Radphi_MonteCarlo|Omega photoproduction and backgrounds simulation]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === GPU Computing === | ||
+ | *[[GPU/CPU Cooling System]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]], [[User: Barnes|Alex Barnes]] | ||
+ | *[[Media:JBCooling_system1.pdf|Cooling System Specification]] - [[User: bartolotta|John Bartolotta]] | ||
+ | *[[GPU/CPU Cooling Loop Construction]] - [[User: andyw177|Andy Wang]] | ||
+ | *[[GPU/CPU Cooling Loop Controls]] - [[User: francesyu|Frances Yu]], [[User: jeremyprema|Jeremy Prema]], [[User: sabrinashen|Sabrina Shen]], [[User: amarsinha|Amar Sinha]], [[User: varunyetukuri|Varun Yetukuri]] | ||
− | * | + | == Presentations and Posters == |
− | ** [[Analysis of | + | ===Conferences and Workshops=== |
− | ** [[ | + | * [[media:Richard_Dube_AAPT_SM_2024.pdf| Demystifying Particle Detectors with Interactive Learning Tools]], ''[[User: Duber1| Richard Dube]]'' - poster, AAPT Summer Meeting, Boston, MA, July 6-10, 2024. |
− | ''' | + | * [[media:GlueX_Outreach_The_Particle_ID_Project.pptx| Introducing Particle Identification to Algebra-Based Physics Students]], ''[[User: Duber1| Richard Dube]]'' - invited talk, GlueX Collaboration meeting, Newport News, VA, May 14-16, 2024. |
+ | * [[media:Richard_Dube_AAPT_WM2024_Poster.pdf| PID Playground: Teaching Particle Identification Using Jupyter Notebooks]], ''[[User: Duber1| Richard Dube]]'' - poster, AAPT Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6-9, 2024. | ||
+ | * [[media:AlexBarnes-JlabUG2016.pdf|Hall D & GlueX Update]], ''[[User: barnes| Alex Barnes]]'' - invited plenary talk, JLab Annual User's Group Meeting, Newport News, VA, June 20-22, 2016. | ||
+ | * [[media:FridahMokaya-DNP2016.pdf|Spin density matrix elements for radiative decays of the omega meson in photoproduction at 5 GeV]], ''[[User: mokaya| Fridah Mokaya]]'' - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual April Meeting, Salt Lake City, NM, Apr. 16-19, 2016. | ||
+ | * [[media:AlexBarnes-DNP2015.pdf|Calibration of the Tagger Detectors with GlueX Commissioning Data]], ''[[User: barnes| Alex Barnes]]'' - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual Fall Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 28-31, 2015. | ||
+ | * [[media:FridahMokaya-HEreactions-6-2015.pdf|High-Statistics Analysis of All-Neutral Decays of Mesons with the Radphi Experiment]], ''[[User: mokaya|Fridah Mokaya]]'' - contributed talk, 2015 International Summer Workshop on Reaction Theory, Bloomington, IN, June 8-19, 2015. | ||
+ | * [[media:JamesMcIntyre-HEreactions-6-2015.pdf|High-Resolution Tagger Hodoscope for GlueX]], ''[[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]]'' - contributed talk, 2015 International Summer Workshop on Reaction Theory, Bloomington, IN, June 8-19, 2015. | ||
+ | * [[media:AlexBarnes-HEreactions-6-2015.pdf|GlueX at JLab]], ''[[User: barnes| Alex Barnes]]'' - contributed talk, Hampton University Graduate Summer School 2015, Newport News, VA, May29 - June 17, 2015. | ||
+ | * [[media:BrendanPrattHUGS-2015.pdf|Diamond Radiator Development for the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]]'' - contributed talk, 2015 International Summer Workshop on Reaction Theory, Bloomington, IN, June 8-19, 2015. | ||
+ | * [[media:CHESS-Users-Meeting-6-2014.pptx|Thin Diamond Radiator Characterization at CHESS for the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]]'' - poster, CHESS Annual User's Meeting, Ithaca, NY, June 10-11, 2014. | ||
+ | * [[media:NDNC-2014.ppt|Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication for the GlueX Experiment]] ''[[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]]'' - contributed talk, New Diamond and Nano Carbons Conference, Chicago, IL, May 25-29, 2014. | ||
+ | * [[media:AlexBarnes-DNP2013.pdf|The Development and Construction of the Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: Barnes| Alex Barnes]]'' - contributed talk, DNP-2013 Newport News, VA, October, 2013. | ||
+ | * [[media:ICDCM_2013.pdf|Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication and Characterization for The GlueX Experiment]] - ''[[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]]'' - poster, International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials, Riva del Garda, Italy, Sept. 2-5, 2013. | ||
+ | * [[media:CHESS-Users-Meeting-6-2013.pdf|CHESS Rocking Curve Measurements of Thin Diamonds for the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: barnes|Alex Barnes]]'' - poster, CHESS Annual Users Meeting, Ithaca, NY, June 4-5, 2013. | ||
+ | * [[media:Pratt_DNP2012.pdf|Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication for the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]]'' - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual Fall Meeting, Newport Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 24-27, 2012. | ||
+ | * [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/glueXtalks/jonesDNP-10-2012.ppt Collimation and Tagging Instrumentation for the GlueX Photon Beamline], ''[[User: senderovich|Igor Senderovich]]'' - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual Fall Meeting, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 24-27, 2012. | ||
+ | * [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/glueXarticles/EmilyBriere_FinalReportREU2012.pdf Design and Fabrication of Calibration Device for Scintillating Fibers of Tagger Microscope: For use in GlueX’s QCD Experiment], ''Emily Briere'' - poster, Conference Experience for Undergraduates, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 24-27, 2012. | ||
+ | * [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/glueXarticles/hadron2011_GlueX_proc.pdf Search for Gluonic Excitations in Hadrons with GlueX], ''[[User: senderovich|Igor Senderovich]]'', [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/econf/C110613/ Proceedings of the XIV International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy, eds. S. Paul and N. Barmbilla], Munich, Germany, July 13-17, 2011. | ||
− | * [[ | + | ===Other Venues=== |
+ | * [[media:pid_using_bdt-11-12-2023.pptx|PID using Boosted Decision Trees on Particle Gun Data (Powerpoint)]] ([[media:pid_using_bdt-11-12-2023.pdf|pdf]]), [[User: Duber1| Richard Dube]], GlueX Particle Identification Working Group, November 12, 2023. | ||
+ | * [[media:Frontiers_Poster_Ercolani.pdf|Applying Machine Learning to Particle Detectors]] ([[media:Frontiers_powerpoint_Ercolani.pdf|pdf]], [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13wv5hE2CXHR7TEt69Q3iSIDmsrd0iQxh?usp=sharing video]), ''[[User: Ercolani|Alexander Ercolani]]'', Frontiers in Undergraduate Research 2021, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 2021. | ||
+ | * [[media:mokaya-UConnGradPoster-4-2016.pdf|Spin density matrix elements for radiative decays of the omega meson in photoproduction at 5 GeV]], ''[[User: Mokaya|Fridah Mokaya]]'', poster, Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 11, 2016. | ||
+ | * [[media:pratt-UConnGradPoster-4-2016.pdf|Diamond Radiator Fabrication and Characterization for the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: Bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]]'', poster, Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 11, 2016. | ||
+ | *[[media:Ploen_Gluex_PGSA_Poster_Session_Mar_2016.pdf|Quantifying Light Loss in the Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment ]], ''Christine Ploen'', poster, Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 11, 2016. | ||
+ | * [[media:Hotte-Frontiers2015.pdf|Construction and Testing of the Photon Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: Liana|Liana Hotte]]'' - poster at [http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/323/2015/06/2015-Frontiers-Program.pdf Frontiers in Undergraduate Research 2015], University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April 10-11, 2015. | ||
+ | * [[media:Barnes-Juniata-Talk.pdf|Understanding Confinement in Quantum Chromodynamics Through the GlueX Experiment]], ''[[User: barnes|Alex Barnes]]'' - invited seminar, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, Nov. 2 2012. | ||
+ | * [[Listing of past undergraduate research projects|Posters and talks from past years]] | ||
== Completed Projects == | == Completed Projects == | ||
+ | === Undergrad Honors Projects === | ||
+ | * [https://duberii.github.io/pid-playground/ Particle Identification Playground] - [[User: Duber1| Richard Dube]], 5/2024. | ||
+ | * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WC3okst-mvnc8oF8zf6rgma0yn0_44cH/view?usp=sharing Applying Machine Learning to Particle Detectors] - Alexander Ercolani, 5/2021. | ||
+ | * [[CP Fall 2015|Diagnostics of Light Yield from Scintillating Fibers]] - Christine Ploen, 5/2016. | ||
+ | * [[media:LianaHotte_Honors_thesis2015.pdf|Construction of the Photon Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment]] - Liana Hotte, 12/2015. | ||
+ | * [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/glueXarticles/EmilyBriere_FinalReportREU2012.pdf Design and Fabrication of Calibration Device for Scintillating Fibers of Tagger Microscope: For use in GlueX’s QCD Experiment], Emily Briere, REU project final report, August 1, 2012. | ||
+ | * [[Listing of past undergraduate research projects]] | ||
− | * [ | + | === High School Mentored Projects === |
− | * [ | + | * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mYKY94VXu4nKqHBvKfnI5Hb3QFrSlkVv/view?usp=sharing CERN Beamline For Schools team advisor, 2021] - Zeno Chen, Arnav Thakrar, Anthony Song, Kanishk Tihaiya, Faizdeenkhan Pathan, Mayee Mavillapalli, Isha Bang |
− | * [[ | + | * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RxBJcqBeSh4vrXquXX7jiVxxFZeedHl-/view?usp=sharing CERN Beamline For Schools team advisor, 2020] - Zeno Chen, Mayee Mavillapalli, Isha Bang, Dylian Erwin, Faizdeenkhan Pathan, Anthony Song |
− | * [[ | + | * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xQ_EJKrmDIMl5glnDRx8PZWYaHf8DxMm/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102507188652121797454&rtpof=true&sd=true Authentic Research Mentorship, Glasstonbury High School, 2018-19] - Richard Dube, Lily Horrigan |
− | * [[ | + | * [[Mentor Connection 2014]] - ''Alden Richter, Omar Amer, and Suki Hyman'', 7/2014. |
− | * [[ | + | * [[Mentor Connection 2014]] - ''Alden Richter, Omar Amer, and Suki Hyman'', 7/2014. |
+ | * [[Mentor Connection 2014]] - ''Alden Richter, Omar Amer, and Suki Hyman'', 7/2014. | ||
+ | * [[Mentor Connection 2013]] - ''Michael Reisman and Kyle Lockwood'', 7/2013. | ||
+ | * [[all past years of Nuclear Physics Mentor Connection site|all past years]] | ||
− | == | + | == Theses == |
− | * [[media: | + | * [[User: Erichabjan| Eric Habjan]], [[media:PID ML paper draft.pdf| Particle identification in the GlueX detector using a neural network]], Paper Draft, University of Connecticut, May 30, 2024. |
− | + | *[[User: Duber1| Richard Dube]], [[media:Richard_Dube_Honors_Thesis.pdf| An Educational Resource for Particle Identification (PID) in Experimental Particle Physics Data]], Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 5, 2024. | |
− | + | *[[Alexander Ercolani]], [[media:ercolani_honors_thesis.pdf|Applying Machine Learning to Particle Detectors]], Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 8, 2021. | |
− | + | *[[User: Mokaya|Fridah Mokaya]], [http://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1821/ High Statistics Analysis of All-Neutral Decays of Vector Mesons with the Radphi Experiment], PhD Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 4, 2018. | |
− | + | * [[User: bpratt18|Brendan Pratt]], [http://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1578/ Diamond Radiator Fabrication, Characterization and Performance for the GlueX Experiment], PhD Thesis, University of Connecticut, August 21, 2017. | |
− | + | * [[User: Barnes|Alex Barnes]], [http://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1413/ Development of the Tagger Microscope & Analysis of Spin Density Matrix Elements in gamma,p -> phi(1020),p for the GlueX Experiment], PhD Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 5, 2017. | |
− | + | * [[User: Liana|Liana Hotte]], [[media:LianaHotte_Honors_thesis2015.pdf|Construction of the Photon Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment]], Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, December 18, 2015. | |
− | * [[ | + | * [[User: senderovich|Igor Senderovich]], [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/IgorThesis-9-2012/PhDthesis-final.pdf Search for Gluonic Excitations in Hadrons with GlueX], PhD thesis, University of Connecticut, August 24, 2012. |
+ | * Chris Pelletier, [[Vibration Analysis for Diamond Bremsstrahlung Targets]], Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 11, 2011. | ||
+ | * Mitchell Underwood, [[Design of Electronics for a High-Energy Photon Tagger for the GlueX Experiment]], Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 8, 2010. | ||
− | == | + | == Tutorials == |
− | * [[User: | + | === Particle Identification === |
− | * | + | * [https://duberii.github.io/pid-playground/ Particle Identification Playground] - [[User: Duber1| Richard Dube]] |
− | * [[User: | + | === Data Science Applications === |
+ | * [https://cn410.storrs.hpc.uconn.edu/tutorials UConn Data Science Tutorials] - [[User: Erichabjan| Eric Habjan]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === ROOT Data Analysis Framework === | ||
+ | * [[ROOT Data Analysis Framework Overview | ROOT Data Analysis Framework Overview]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === 3D Printing === | ||
+ | * [[Private:How to 3D Print | How to 3D Print (Under Construction)]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]], [[User: Willis|Ben Willis]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Machine Learning === | ||
+ | * [[Python | Python: Programming Language]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[SciPy | SciPy (Scientific Python): Open-source Library]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[NumPy | NumPy (Numerical Python): Open-source Library]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Pandas | Pandas: Data Handling in Python]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Keras | Keras: Deep Learning Framework]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[TensorFlow | TensorFlow Decision Forests]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[Kaggle | Kaggle: No-setup, customizable, Jupyter Notebooks environment]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
+ | * [[SVM | SVM: Support Vector Machines]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]], Eric Habjan | ||
+ | |||
+ | === GitHub Repository === | ||
+ | * [[GitHub | GitHub: Data Backup]] - [[User: mcintyre|James McIntyre]] | ||
== Help == | == Help == | ||
* [[Administrative Guide for New Group Members]] | * [[Administrative Guide for New Group Members]] | ||
+ | * [[How to start a Chrome Remote Desktop session on Linux]] | ||
* [[Private:Poster printing directions|How to print a poster in P403]] | * [[Private:Poster printing directions|How to print a poster in P403]] | ||
* [[Notes on distributed authoring software tools]] | * [[Notes on distributed authoring software tools]] | ||
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* [[Group Photos]] | * [[Group Photos]] | ||
* [[Physics References]] | * [[Physics References]] | ||
+ | * Jefferson Lab Accelerator Schedule [[media:JLabThree-YearSchedule.pdf|2014-2016]], [[media:JLabThree-YearSchedule2.pdf|2016-2018]] | ||
+ | * [[JLab Module Manuals|JLab VME Module Manuals]] | ||
+ | * [[Video: Introduction to GlueX by Prof. Curtis Meyer]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Safety Resources == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QrP9avFvB7SAJM8cn0O1tRAdHM4H14bubLpcG-yVQlU/edit?usp=sharing Chemical Inventory P-403 and P-405] |
Latest revision as of 20:59, 30 May 2024
This work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant 2209480
Student pages
Student Videos on Data Analysis Techniques
Tagger Microscope Installation and Commissioning
- Tagger Microscope Status - Alex Barnes
- Microscope Installation Pictures - Alex Barnes, Brendan Pratt, James McIntyre
- Fiber Installation - Alex Barnes, Brendan Pratt, James McIntyre
- Fiber geometry and numbering scheme - Richard Jones
- Inclusive listing of lab journals of students who worked on this project
Tagger Microscope Mechanical Construction
- Moving the Tagger Microscope - James McIntyre
- Tagger Microscope Construction - James McIntyre, Alex Barnes
- Construction of the Full-Scale Tagger Microscope - Ann Marie Carroll, James McIntyre, Jonathan Kulakofsky, Liana Hotte, Kenny Brand, John Bartolotta, Aaron Carta
- Tagger Microscope Engineering Drawings - James McIntyre
- Replacement Fibers Construction and Assessment - Micah Warren
Tagger Microscope Electronics
- Microscope Electronics - Alex Barnes, Igor Senderovich, Jonathan Kulakofsky
- Euro Card Connectors - Alex Barnes, James Mcintyre
- Darkbox Fiber Testing Setup - Alex Barnes
Active Collimator Installation and Commissioning
- Assembly and bench tests with the active collimator - John Bartolotta
- Active Collimator Installation Pictures - Alex Barnes
Diamond Radiator Fabrication and Mounting
- Diamond Radiator Thinning Using an Excimer Laser - Brendan Pratt
- Diamond Mounting - Brendan Pratt
- Analysis of Diamond Cantilever Vibration - Jessica Hyde
- Surface Images and Thickness profile of Diamonds - Fridah Mokaya
Detector Development
Hadron Spectroscopy
- Summary of 2008 XYZ Meson Review - Igor Senderovich
- Exotic b1π Channel Simulation and Analysis - Igor Senderovich
Radphi Data Analysis
- η Meson Cross Section Analysis (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) - James McIntyre
- Omega photoproduction and backgrounds simulation
GPU Computing
- GPU/CPU Cooling System - James McIntyre, Alex Barnes
- Cooling System Specification - John Bartolotta
- GPU/CPU Cooling Loop Construction - Andy Wang
- GPU/CPU Cooling Loop Controls - Frances Yu, Jeremy Prema, Sabrina Shen, Amar Sinha, Varun Yetukuri
Presentations and Posters
Conferences and Workshops
- Demystifying Particle Detectors with Interactive Learning Tools, Richard Dube - poster, AAPT Summer Meeting, Boston, MA, July 6-10, 2024.
- Introducing Particle Identification to Algebra-Based Physics Students, Richard Dube - invited talk, GlueX Collaboration meeting, Newport News, VA, May 14-16, 2024.
- PID Playground: Teaching Particle Identification Using Jupyter Notebooks, Richard Dube - poster, AAPT Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 6-9, 2024.
- Hall D & GlueX Update, Alex Barnes - invited plenary talk, JLab Annual User's Group Meeting, Newport News, VA, June 20-22, 2016.
- Spin density matrix elements for radiative decays of the omega meson in photoproduction at 5 GeV, Fridah Mokaya - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual April Meeting, Salt Lake City, NM, Apr. 16-19, 2016.
- Calibration of the Tagger Detectors with GlueX Commissioning Data, Alex Barnes - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual Fall Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 28-31, 2015.
- High-Statistics Analysis of All-Neutral Decays of Mesons with the Radphi Experiment, Fridah Mokaya - contributed talk, 2015 International Summer Workshop on Reaction Theory, Bloomington, IN, June 8-19, 2015.
- High-Resolution Tagger Hodoscope for GlueX, James McIntyre - contributed talk, 2015 International Summer Workshop on Reaction Theory, Bloomington, IN, June 8-19, 2015.
- GlueX at JLab, Alex Barnes - contributed talk, Hampton University Graduate Summer School 2015, Newport News, VA, May29 - June 17, 2015.
- Diamond Radiator Development for the GlueX Experiment, Brendan Pratt - contributed talk, 2015 International Summer Workshop on Reaction Theory, Bloomington, IN, June 8-19, 2015.
- Thin Diamond Radiator Characterization at CHESS for the GlueX Experiment, Brendan Pratt - poster, CHESS Annual User's Meeting, Ithaca, NY, June 10-11, 2014.
- Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication for the GlueX Experiment Brendan Pratt - contributed talk, New Diamond and Nano Carbons Conference, Chicago, IL, May 25-29, 2014.
- The Development and Construction of the Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment, Alex Barnes - contributed talk, DNP-2013 Newport News, VA, October, 2013.
- Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication and Characterization for The GlueX Experiment - Brendan Pratt - poster, International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials, Riva del Garda, Italy, Sept. 2-5, 2013.
- CHESS Rocking Curve Measurements of Thin Diamonds for the GlueX Experiment, Alex Barnes - poster, CHESS Annual Users Meeting, Ithaca, NY, June 4-5, 2013.
- Thin Diamond Radiator Fabrication for the GlueX Experiment, Brendan Pratt - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual Fall Meeting, Newport Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 24-27, 2012.
- Collimation and Tagging Instrumentation for the GlueX Photon Beamline, Igor Senderovich - contributed talk, APS-DNP Annual Fall Meeting, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 24-27, 2012.
- Design and Fabrication of Calibration Device for Scintillating Fibers of Tagger Microscope: For use in GlueX’s QCD Experiment, Emily Briere - poster, Conference Experience for Undergraduates, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 24-27, 2012.
- Search for Gluonic Excitations in Hadrons with GlueX, Igor Senderovich, Proceedings of the XIV International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy, eds. S. Paul and N. Barmbilla, Munich, Germany, July 13-17, 2011.
Other Venues
- PID using Boosted Decision Trees on Particle Gun Data (Powerpoint) (pdf), Richard Dube, GlueX Particle Identification Working Group, November 12, 2023.
- Applying Machine Learning to Particle Detectors (pdf, video), Alexander Ercolani, Frontiers in Undergraduate Research 2021, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 2021.
- Spin density matrix elements for radiative decays of the omega meson in photoproduction at 5 GeV, Fridah Mokaya, poster, Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 11, 2016.
- Diamond Radiator Fabrication and Characterization for the GlueX Experiment, Brendan Pratt, poster, Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 11, 2016.
- Quantifying Light Loss in the Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment , Christine Ploen, poster, Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Physics Department, University of Connecticut, March 11, 2016.
- Construction and Testing of the Photon Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment, Liana Hotte - poster at Frontiers in Undergraduate Research 2015, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April 10-11, 2015.
- Understanding Confinement in Quantum Chromodynamics Through the GlueX Experiment, Alex Barnes - invited seminar, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, Nov. 2 2012.
- Posters and talks from past years
Completed Projects
Undergrad Honors Projects
- Particle Identification Playground - Richard Dube, 5/2024.
- Applying Machine Learning to Particle Detectors - Alexander Ercolani, 5/2021.
- Diagnostics of Light Yield from Scintillating Fibers - Christine Ploen, 5/2016.
- Construction of the Photon Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment - Liana Hotte, 12/2015.
- Design and Fabrication of Calibration Device for Scintillating Fibers of Tagger Microscope: For use in GlueX’s QCD Experiment, Emily Briere, REU project final report, August 1, 2012.
- Listing of past undergraduate research projects
High School Mentored Projects
- CERN Beamline For Schools team advisor, 2021 - Zeno Chen, Arnav Thakrar, Anthony Song, Kanishk Tihaiya, Faizdeenkhan Pathan, Mayee Mavillapalli, Isha Bang
- CERN Beamline For Schools team advisor, 2020 - Zeno Chen, Mayee Mavillapalli, Isha Bang, Dylian Erwin, Faizdeenkhan Pathan, Anthony Song
- Authentic Research Mentorship, Glasstonbury High School, 2018-19 - Richard Dube, Lily Horrigan
- Mentor Connection 2014 - Alden Richter, Omar Amer, and Suki Hyman, 7/2014.
- Mentor Connection 2014 - Alden Richter, Omar Amer, and Suki Hyman, 7/2014.
- Mentor Connection 2014 - Alden Richter, Omar Amer, and Suki Hyman, 7/2014.
- Mentor Connection 2013 - Michael Reisman and Kyle Lockwood, 7/2013.
- all past years
Theses
- Eric Habjan, Particle identification in the GlueX detector using a neural network, Paper Draft, University of Connecticut, May 30, 2024.
- Richard Dube, An Educational Resource for Particle Identification (PID) in Experimental Particle Physics Data, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 5, 2024.
- Alexander Ercolani, Applying Machine Learning to Particle Detectors, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 8, 2021.
- Fridah Mokaya, High Statistics Analysis of All-Neutral Decays of Vector Mesons with the Radphi Experiment, PhD Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 4, 2018.
- Brendan Pratt, Diamond Radiator Fabrication, Characterization and Performance for the GlueX Experiment, PhD Thesis, University of Connecticut, August 21, 2017.
- Alex Barnes, Development of the Tagger Microscope & Analysis of Spin Density Matrix Elements in gamma,p -> phi(1020),p for the GlueX Experiment, PhD Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 5, 2017.
- Liana Hotte, Construction of the Photon Tagger Microscope for the GlueX Experiment, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, December 18, 2015.
- Igor Senderovich, Search for Gluonic Excitations in Hadrons with GlueX, PhD thesis, University of Connecticut, August 24, 2012.
- Chris Pelletier, Vibration Analysis for Diamond Bremsstrahlung Targets, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 11, 2011.
- Mitchell Underwood, Design of Electronics for a High-Energy Photon Tagger for the GlueX Experiment, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Connecticut, May 8, 2010.
Tutorials
Particle Identification
Data Science Applications
ROOT Data Analysis Framework
3D Printing
Machine Learning
- Python: Programming Language - James McIntyre
- SciPy (Scientific Python): Open-source Library - James McIntyre
- NumPy (Numerical Python): Open-source Library - James McIntyre
- Pandas: Data Handling in Python - James McIntyre
- Keras: Deep Learning Framework - James McIntyre
- TensorFlow Decision Forests - James McIntyre
- Kaggle: No-setup, customizable, Jupyter Notebooks environment - James McIntyre
- SVM: Support Vector Machines - James McIntyre, Eric Habjan
GitHub Repository
Help
- Administrative Guide for New Group Members
- How to start a Chrome Remote Desktop session on Linux
- How to print a poster in P403
- Notes on distributed authoring software tools
- Example page - Richard Jones
- Test page - testing
References
- Group Photos
- Physics References
- Jefferson Lab Accelerator Schedule 2014-2016, 2016-2018
- JLab VME Module Manuals
- Video: Introduction to GlueX by Prof. Curtis Meyer