Online ALICE masterclass for Royal University of Bhutan

Wednesday 26 Mar 2025, 09:00 → 13:40 Europe/Zurich

An online event, including

• introduction to CERN 
• introduction to particle physics and the ALICE experiment, 
• virtual visit to ALICE (the ALICE detector 52 m underground and the experiment's control room on the surface)
• hands-on activity : analysis of ALICE data from proton-proton and lead-lead collisions; identification of strange particles (kaons, Lambdas, antilambdas) and observation of strangeness enhancement in lead-lead collisions with respect to proton-proton

alice-intro1-intro2.pdf

alice-intro1-intro2.pptx

ALICE masterclass description

alice-medium.pdf

alice-medium.pptx

International Masterclasses web site

link for analysis

link for results

1 Welcome

Speakers: Chetna Krishna (CERN), Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT)), Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN), Tapan Nayak (CERN, Geneva and University of Houston)

2 Introduction to CERN: International Collaboration and Opportunities

Speaker: Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)

Tsesmelis Bhutan March 2025.pdf

Tsesmelis Bhutan March 2025.pptx

3 Particle physics, heavy ion physics, the ALICE experiment

Speaker: Tapan Nayak (CERN, Geneva and University of Houston)

2025-Mar-Masterclasses-Tapan-Nayak.pdf

4 VIrtual tour of the underground installations of ALICE and of the Control Room

Speaker: Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

11:00 coffee break

5 Introduction to the data analysis

Speaker: Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

6 Analysis of pp and PbPb collision data from ALICE

Speaker: Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

7 Discussion of results

Speaker: Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

8 Quizz

Speaker: Despina Hatzifotiadou (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))

9 Closing remarks

Speaker: Chetna Krishna (CERN)