Department of Energyīy the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under ContractĭE-AC52-07NA27344 and is also supported by California State University. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. How I expect to relate this experience to teaching high school physics I will give an overview of the calibration process and also discuss X-ray diagnostics used to study a plethora of sources including inertialĬonfinement fusion plasma, high energy density plasma, and astrophysical Theįlat-field grating spectrometer is being used to diagnose magneticallyĬonfined plasma and the optical-blocking filters are part of a variety of Using Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT)Īs an X-ray source, we characterized a flat-field grating spectrometer andĬalibrated the X-ray transmission of optical-blocking filters. JP8.00005: Calibrating and characterizing X-ray diagnostics using the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Electron Beam Ion Trap: A Physics teacher's perspectiveĬhad Gillis, Peter Beiersdorfer, Greg Brown, Joel Clementson, Alex Dixon, Ronny Elor, Edward Magee, Elmar Trabert To see a plasma and understand the potential benefits of fusion Magnet allowing visitors to manipulate the plasma and see how The display includes a DC glow discharge tube with a permanent During the summer of 2009 a redesigned plasma exhibit wasĪ student teacher-team using the lessons learned from the The plasma display has had significant use duringįrame. Million visitors have come to the museum since the plasma display With the LSC has had a display at the center since 2007 More than Resource in the New Jersey - New York City region. The Liberty Science Center (LSC) is the largest (300,000 sq. JP8.00004: Plasma Display at the Liberty Science Centerĭan Bruder, Nick Gilligan, Lisa Tarman, Pamella Ferris, James Morgan, John DeLooper, Andrew Zwicker Additional demonstrations will be added over time. The first videoĭemonstrates a number of activities one can accomplish using aįluorescent tube. Science is interesting, fun, and within their grasp. The goal of these videos and lesson plans is to createĪnd stimulate curiosity among students and teachers, showing them In addition, the video is coupled to web-based lessonĮducator. A new effort has been initiated to demonstrate Students has developed a variety of educational outreachĭemonstrate basic physical science principles using a variety ofĪnd entertaining science demonstrations at elementary, middle and The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in collaboration with Lisa Tarman, Pamella Ferris, Dan Bruder, Nick Gilligan, James Morgan, John DeLooper JP8.00003: Science Education Research Using Web-based Video You too can share this excitement byĢ010 fair in San Jose on May 11-12. The CPS expects this trend to continue,įorward to continuing its work with students who are excited Since the award was initiated, both the number and quality of plasma All of the CPS award-winning projects so far haveĮxperiments, with two awards going to women students and three to Technology (magnets), and theory (quark-gluon plasmas) have also Most projectsĪimed at applications, including fusion, thrusters, lighting, Viscosity in a fluid model of quark-gluon plasma. Plasma production in a microwave oven to observation of the Presented an award for a plasma project at the IntelĪnd Engineering Fair (ISEF). JP8.00002: Plasma Science and Applications at the Intel Science Fair: A Retrospectiveįor the past five years, the Coalition for Plasma Science (CPS) has Session JP8: Poster Session IV: Education and Outreach Undergraduate and High School Research DIII-D Tokamak II Laser and Plasma Based Accelerators 51st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics