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The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience (IPPEX) - http://ippex.pppl.gov/
The site "allows students and teachers to participate remotely in scientific research at [America's] largest fusion energy laboratory." Requires Java-capable browser and Shockwave plug-in to be able to use the excellent educational modules. Also has an "ask the expert" forum for fusion-related questions. |
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Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe - http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/
A thorough discussion covering all aspects of antimatter. |
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Contemporary (Nuclear) Physics Education Project (CPEP) - http://www.cpepweb.org/
A product of teachers, educators, and physicists located around the world. Charts, brochures, web features, and classroom activities present the current understanding of cosmic rays, radiation, particle physics, fission, fusion, and similar topics. Award-winning site. |
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Quantum Universe - http://www.interactions.org/quantumuniverse/
Extensive content on 21st century particle physics and the role of particle colliders. |
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ABC's of Nuclear Science - http://www.lbl.gov/abc/
A comprehensive introduction to nuclear science-- antimatter, beta rays, cosmic radiation, radioactivity, the difference between fission and fusion, and the structure of the nucleus, for starters. Site also provides access to reference and teaching materials and experiments. From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Uses frames. |
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Nuclear Science and Technology and How It Influences Your Life - http://www.aboutnuclear.org/
Covers five major application fields: food irradiation, industry, medicine, space, and electricity. |
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Classical & Statistical Thermodynamics & Mechanics Educational Sites - http://tigger.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
A collection of resources gathered by the Thermodynamics Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. |
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Atom Builder - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/
A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus. |
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Fermilabyrinth - http://ed.fnal.gov/projects/labyrinth/
A collection of Web-based games and activities to develop an understanding of the operations and experiments that take place in the Fermilab accelerator and detector halls and the scientific ideas they explore. Has a special section for teachers. |
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FAQ about Fusion Research - http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/faq.html
The FAQ (from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab) is not very extensive, but it has an impressive Glossary. |
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Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source: - http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/CPEP/
An introduction to the principles of fusion geared towards high school students. Posters in various languages also available for download or ordering. |
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Visual Quantum Mechanics - http://phys.educ.ksu.edu/
Instructional units that introduce quantum physics to high school and college students who do not have a background in modern physics or higher level math using interactive computer programs and digital multimedia in an activity based environment. |
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Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration - http://www.ida.liu.se/~her/npp/demo.html
Java applet of a basic nuclear power plant. Try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios. |
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http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/leptons.html - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/leptons.html
Introductory information on leptons (electrons, muons, taus, and neutrinos). |
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OnScreen Particle Physics - http://www.onscreen-sci.com/
A simulation for Mac and Windows 95/98/NT that allows even beginning students to experience what real particle physics experiments are like. Demo versions available for download. |
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CHESS X-ray Visions - http://www.chess.cornell.edu/pubs/xrybrchr/
Celebration of 100 years since the discovery of X-rays. Elaborates on uses of x-rays and details the research conducted with the CHESS synchrotron located below the Cornell campus. |
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http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/decays.html - http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/decays.html
Introductory information on particle decays produced by the Stanford Linear Accelerator. |
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Nuclear Power - http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Snuclear.htm
Overviews the principles of nuclear fission and its use to generate power, why uranium can be fissioned, n/p ratio and delayed neutrons, moderators, also Chernobyl and 3-Mile Island. |
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Fusion FAQ Glossary - http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/Glossary/glossary.html
USENET FAQ glossary on fusion energy. |
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What is Antimatter? - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-antimatter-2002-01-24
Experts posit an answer to the question based on modern theories of particle physics. |
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What Exactly Is the Higgs Boson? - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=what-exactly-is-the-higgs
Article from Scientific American where Stephen Reucroft of the Elementary Particle Physics group at Northeastern University gives an introductory reply. |
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Reflections on Matter - http://molaire1.club.fr/e_plan.html
Atoms to quarks, quantum physics, the big bang, and newer theories about matter. |
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Tau Decay Physics - http://www.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLEO/CLEO3/cleo3/proposal/subsection3_3_3.html
Summary of decay modes and their probabilities. |
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Cross Section - http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/crosssection.html
Introduction to cross section, an important concept in scattering. |
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Timeline of the Nuclear Age - http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/timeline/
A chronological record of the nuclear age: links to people, documents and educational units. Explore political and ethical dilemmas of the Nuclear Age. |