DOE-sponsored Summer School on Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics
The INT Summer school was held on the campus of the University of Washington from 28 June through 11 July, 2009. The were very many topics covered via a variety of speakers including Mike Turner (U. Chicago), Tony Mezzacappa (ORNL), Francis Halzen (U. Wisconsin), and John Ellis (CERN, LHC). Mike Turner led a discussion of inflationary cosmology and Big Bang nucleosynthesis. Tony Mezzacappa detailed the current state of Type II supernova simulations and discussed the relevant physics. Francis Halzen gave a progress report on IceCube including some preliminary data. And John Ellis discussed the current state of the LHC and the expected (re)start-up date and expected data rates.
The IAS sponsored the participation of James Stockton, an NMSU student, in the Summer School.
James Stockton: "In general, the summer school was very beneficial for me. There were a wide range of topics covered that I have had little exposure to in the past, particularly in particle physics. Of particular importance and help were the talks by Tom Gaisser. Dr Gaisser spoke on recent discoveries in cosmic rays physics with an emphases on high energy ground based detectors. My research is in lower energy cosmic rays detected from space, but the comparison between the two regimes (both the cosmic rays and the detector technologies) was enlightening.
Overall, the experience was very beneficial for my research, directly, as well as for my general understanding of the field. I really appreciate the IASs support of my attendance. Mike Turner led a discussion of inflationary cosmology and Big Bang nucleosynthesis. Tony Mezzacappa detailed the current state of Type II supernova simulations and discussed the relevant physics. Francis Halzen gave a progress report on IceCube including some preliminary data. And John Ellis discussed the current state of the LHC and the expected (re)start-up date and expected data rates."
Contact: Kurt Anderson, kurt@nmsu.edu
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