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The QuarkNet Online Cosmic Ray Detector |
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The QuarkNet Online Cosmic Ray Detector |
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Earth's upper atmosphere is constantly bombarded by extremely energetic particles. These subatomic, electrically charged particles originate from locations both within and outside of our galaxy. Regardless of their origin, we can observe evidence of these Cosmic Rays from the surface of our planet. This rain of particles has many interesting properties. For instance, there are more of them in Denver, Colorado than there are in Columbia, South Carolina. Observations, like this one, lead to questions. Questions like: Are there more at night? Where do they come from? What happens to them between Denver and Columbia? Answers to questions like these come from further observations. |
This website provides access to a cosmic ray detector located at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. You will find information on cosmic rays, a description of the detector, details on the detector's operation and access to data collected by the detector. Information and data here can answer some of the questions above.
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| This detector is part of the QuarkNet collaboration of physicists and physics teachers. Follow the links below to learn more. | |
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