LUCID UK - This project aims to link the cosmic ray communities across the UK and give UK schools access to cosmic ray data from space and on Earth.

LUCID UK - 该项目旨在将英国各地的宇宙射线社区联系起来，并使英国学校能够获取来自太空和地球的宇宙射线数据。

基本信息

批准号：
ST/J000256/1
负责人：
Becky Parker
金额：
$ 4.59万
依托单位：
The Langton Grammar School for Boys
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2011 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FJ000256%2F1
关键词：
LUCID UK project aims link

项目摘要

LUCID UK aims to inspire the next generation of physicists and engineers by giving school students opportunities to work alongside research scientists analysing cosmic ray data in a national collaboration using detectors on Earth and in Space. LUCID UK will take data from school based research projects and make it available to all schools. LUCID in space, CERN@school kits across the UK and other cosmic ray detector projects will all combine to give students the chance to analyse new data and give them a real experience of cutting edge science. We have run a CERN@school pilot last year and we have noted an increase in uptake in physics at the pilot schools. It has also been invigorating for physics teachers who have been inspired by being part of a research team. By extending this nationally and involving all the national players we can transform the experience students have of physics. LUCID UK has three key strands: 1. LUCID (Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector) is a student designed cosmic ray detector which uses Timepix chips from CERN. It will fly on Techdemosat in 2012 and our aim has always been to involve schools across the country in analysing the data taken. We want to have in place an infrastructure so that all schools who sign up to the project can be part of a huge collaboration analysing data. For this network of schools, over a hundred have already expressed interest, we are developing a method of uploading the data to the Grid and producing analysis packages for the students to use. We will develop a website for the LUCID project which will allow students to access cosmic ray data and perform operations. This will be in connection with putting the data on GridPP and developing analysis packages for pattern recognition, particle identification and correlations between Earth and Space and across cosmic ray showers. We will bring together the cosmic ray community and will develop a common protocol for storing data so that all efforts of schools across the UK can be brought together into a national research project. We will be using the facilities of GridPP thanks to the support of Professor Steve Lloyd at Queen Mary, University of London. LUCID UK is fully supported by GridPP at Management Board level, a CERN@school VO has already been established. 2. The LUCID UK collaboration network will use the CERN@school network of students taking cosmic ray data using the CERN@school kits. At the moment we have eleven schools using kits round Kent. We have support from SEPnet to have a further six chips round the South East and we will develop a loan scheme so that with we can target around sixty schools a year. The Ogden Trust will support another six chips across the UK and we hope to expand this. The invaluable feedback from the teacher support group from the CERN@school pilot will continue to shape the development of LUCID UK. 3. We want to develop a larger range of applications for students using the CERN@school kit. Thanks to an STFC small grant we are almost finished with our GCSE package for schools so that the excitement of having a piece of CERN in school can be introduced in radiation work which is covered in all GCSE science courses. There has been a huge uptake in physics at our school as a result of this project with 180 taking A level physics and between 0.5 and 1% of the students who take physics at UK Universities coming from the school. Almost 2% of the girls who went to study physics last year came from us. With LUCID flying in space next year the time is right to widen the excitement of this proven project to students across the UK. ESA is also considering further flights for LUCID 2 and 3 and the infrastructure will be in place to exploit potential data from the Moon and from Mars. A UK collaboration will bring the strengths of the community together and make us a world leader in involving and inspiring students through cosmic ray research and data analysis.

Lucid UK的目的是通过为学校学生与研究科学家一起工作的机会与研究宇宙射线数据一起在国家合作中使用地球上和太空中的探测器进行分析的研究科学家，以激发下一代物理学家和工程师。 Lucid UK将从学校的研究项目中获取数据，并将其提供给所有学校。 Lucid在太空中，CERN@英国和其他Cosmic Ray探测器项目都将结合起来，使学生有机会分析新数据并为他们提供真正的尖端科学体验。去年，我们经营了CERN@学校飞行员，我们注意到飞行员学校的物理吸收有所增加。它也为受到研究团队的一员而启发的物理老师感到振奋。通过在全国范围内扩展这一问题并参与所有国家参与者，我们可以改变学生的物理学经验。 Lucid UK有三个关键链：1。Lucid（Langton Ultimate Cosmic Ray强度探测器）是一个学生设计的宇宙射线探测器，它使用了CERN的TimePix芯片。它将在2012年乘坐TechDemosat，我们的目标一直是让全国各地的学校分析所采集的数据。我们希望建立一个基础设施，以便所有注册该项目的学校都可以成为大型合作分析数据的一部分。对于这个学校网络，一百多个已经表达了兴趣，我们正在开发一种将数据上传到网格并生产分析包供学生使用的方法。我们将为Lucid项目开发一个网站，该网站将允许学生访问宇宙射线数据并执行操作。这将与将数据放在GRIDPP上并开发分析软件包，以进行模式识别，粒子识别和地球与空间之间以及跨宇宙射线淋浴之间的相关性。我们将汇集宇宙射线社区，并制定一个共同的协议来存储数据，以便可以将英国各地的所有努力融合到一个国家研究项目中。伦敦大学玛丽皇后史蒂夫·劳埃德（Steve Lloyd）的支持，我们将使用格里普（Gridpp）的设施。 Lucid UK得到了Gridpp在管理委员会级别的全面支持，CERN@School VO已经建立了。 2。LucidUK合作网络将使用CERMIC Ray Data使用CERN@School Kits使用CERN@学校网络。目前，我们有11所学校使用肯特圆形套件。我们得到了Sepnet的支持，要求另外六个芯片在东南部，我们将制定贷款计划，以便我们每年可以目标约六十所学校。 Ogden Trust将支持整个英国的另外六个筹码，我们希望扩大这一点。 CERN@学校飞行员的教师支持小组的宝贵反馈将继续塑造Lucid UK的发展。 3。我们想为使用CERN@School套件的学生开发更大的应用程序。多亏了STFC小赠款，我们几乎完成了我们的GCSE套餐，以便在所有GCSE科学课程中涵盖的放射线工作中可以引入一块欧洲核查所的兴奋。由于这个项目，我们学校的物理学吸收了很大，有180个物理学，并且在英国大学从学校的大学中接受物理学的学生中有0.5至1％的学生。去年去学习物理学的女孩中，几乎有2％来自我们。随着明年空间上的清醒飞行，现在是为了扩大英国学生的兴奋。 ESA还考虑了Lucid 2和3的进一步飞行，将建立基础设施来利用来自月球和火星的潜在数据。英国的合作将使社区的优势融合在一起，并通过宇宙射线研究和数据分析使我们成为世界领导者，并激发学生。