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Reminder: "NUMB3RS" (D)Zeros New mixing in the An IDES representative will in on Fermilab standard recipe? conduct small group meetings every 30 minutes in the Wilson Every week Larry Hall Atrium Dining Room (SW Fleinhardt helps corner) each Friday from 11 a. stop bomb-toting m. to 1:30 p.m. from tomorrow terrorists or serial through the end of March. criminals.

New furlough information, He teaches at a top- including an up-to-date Q&A notch university. section, appears on the furlough Web pages daily. And although quirky, he won the heart of Calendar a beautiful woman. This figure demonstrates DZero's measurement of ∆Γ and Φ in the B meson system along with the Thursday, Feb. 28 What could top that? s s s THERE WILL BE NO Working with DZero regions compatible with the measurement at 68.3 PHYSICS AND DETECTOR at Fermilab to solve "NUMB3RS," a show on percent (dashed black line) and 90 percent (solid SEMINAR THIS WEEK the mysteries of the CBS Channel 2, features a black line) confidence level. The Standard Model prediction shown as a solid red line. 2 p.m. universe and find fictional theorist physicist the Theory of who mentioned joining Computing Techniques When particle physicists predict experiment Everything. DZero in a recent episode. Seminar - FCC1 Image courtesy of CBS outcomes, they follow a recipe known as the Speaker: S. Timm, Fermilab Fleinhardt, played by actor Peter MacNichols, Standard Model: add quarks and leptons to Title: FermiGrid Virtualization is a sidekick character on the crime drama give the batter some substance, pour in and Xen "NUMB3RS." He accepted an invitation to join electroweak and strong interactions to bind the 2:30 p.m. DZero during the Jan. 18 episode, calling ingredients together, and then mix just right. Theoretical Physics Seminar - DZero's research "the work of a lifetime." From neutrinos to quarks, different particle Curia II systems need different mixing. Too much or Speaker: Y. Bai, Fermilab The show's writers were drawn to DZero's apt too little mixing will not bake up to reproduce Title: Minimal Little Higgs numerical name and its quest to find the Higgs our universe. Because of the success of the Model and Dark Matter boson. The characters use math to solve venerable SM recipe, DZero physicists were 3:30 p.m. crimes and increasingly reference math-based surprised to find something strange when DIRECTOR'S COFFEE particle physics. studying mixing in the Bs meson system. BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over Like real-life physicists, Fleinhardt hit a 4:00 p.m. The neutral Bs meson, made of bottom and Accelerator Physics and roadblock trying to create an 11-dimensional supergravity theory, said co-writer Nick strange quarks, can be found in nature in two Technology Seminar - One Falacci. distinct configurations with different masses West and lifetimes. These configurations are Speakers: Y. Iwashita, Kyoto The search for an answer understood to be composed of a mixture of University takes Fleinhardt to his states that conserve charge-parity (CP). The Title: High-Resolution Surface particle physics roots and a SM recipe suggests that this mixing should Inspection Camera for cutting-edge study of extra- result in a very small violation of CP Superconducting RF Cavities dimensional gravitons and conservation. By observing decays of Bs the Higgs boson, Falacci Friday, Feb. 29 mesons, physicists can determine how much added. DZero and its sister CP mixing really occurs in the B system, 3:30 p.m. detector collaboration, s DIRECTOR'S COFFEE CDF, are leaders of that much like tasting a souffle to determine a BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over search at the energy baker's secret ingredient. DZero physicists Ψ Φ 4:00 p.m. frontier. analyzed Bs meson decays to J/ and Joint Experimental-Theoretical mesons (consisting of charm+anti-charm and Physics Seminar - One West DZero members love the strange+anti-strange quarks, respectively). file:///U|/wwwdocs/pub/v5_0/today/archive_2008/today08-02-28.html (1 of 4)2/28/2008 9:16:18 AM Fermilab Today

Speaker: R. Hill, Fermilab Larry Fleinhardt, a idea of inclusion of the When these secondary mesons then decay to Title: The Anomalous Baryon fictional physicist show and have created an two muons and two charged kaons, the DZero Current and Neutrino-Photon on the crime drama office for the make-believe researchers were able to get a picture of what Interactions in the Standard show NUMB3RS, physicist in the assembly happened. By carefully identifying the unique Model recently accepted building. matter and anti-matter versions of the B an invitation to join s Click here for NALCAL, Fermilab's Dzero "I expect it will make more meson, they were able to measure how the collaboration during people aware of the work CP states of the system were mixed. a weekly calendar with links a January episode. that we do and (if the plot to additional information. Fleinhardt is played In 2.8 inverse femtobarns of data, DZero by Peter develops) how we actually scientists measured the lifetime difference Weather MacNichol. Image learn about particle ∆Γ between the mass eigenstates to be s = 0.19 courtesy of CBS. physics," said DZero spokesman Darien Wood. +/-0.08 ps-1 and found a CP-violating mixing Afternoon snow 27°/25° Φ "The characters on the show speak with great phase of s = -0.57+/-0.31. Though Extended Forecast excitement and reverence about the search for compatible with the SM prediction, such an the Higgs boson at DZero, and I think it Weather at Fermilab outcome is statistically expected in only one captures some of the passion that we real Current Security Status out of 20 measurements with comparable particle physicists have for our work." precision. More data are needed to determine if this result is a fluctuation or a sign of new Secon Level 3 The show's creators declined to say how physics. It's clear that DZero will keep the B involved the story line will become or if s Wilson Hall Cafe Fermilab will end up on camera. meson prominent on its physics menu, eager to see if this taste test truly indicates a new Thursday, Feb. 28 "Larry's impending involvement with the DZero recipe for Bs mixing. - Santa Fe black bean team will allow 'NUMB3RS' viewers a chance - Sloppy Joe to follow Professor Fleinhardt on his - Chicken cordon bleu investigative journey into the very strange and - Steak fascinating world of fundamental particles," - Baked ham & Swiss on a Falacci said. ciabatta roll -- Tona Kunz - Assorted pizza slices - Crispy fried chicken ranch Milestone salad Wilson Hall Cafe menu Record luminosity, pbar Chez Leon stacking records reached Thursday, Feb. 28 Dinner A team of researchers from the DZero - Sancocho w/pastetobos collaboration made primary contributions to this - Roast suckling pigs analysis. - Chayote guisado - Rice & pigeon peas - Flan & tropical fruit

Wednesday, March 5 Dinner - Pork satay w/peanut sauce - Sautéed asian vegetable This figure shows the weekly antiproton - Baked lime custard production. Fermilab set a record last week for most antiprotons collected in a single week. Chez Leon menu Yesterday's Tevatron store #5934 had the Call x4598 to make your The DZero On-line/Controls team provides reliable highest peak luminosity since the end of the reservation. support for the experiment's on line computing 2007 shutdown and the second best initial Archives resources and for the control and monitoring of luminosity in history, at 2.86E32. The best was thousands of parameters of the DZero detector in 2.92E32 on Feb. 25, 2007. Also, last week, real time. Their hard work is critical for recording the Antiproton Source set a new Pbar weekly the high-quality data used in all DZero physics record for most antiprotons collected in a analyses. single week. Congratulations to all! Result of the Week Archive

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In the News Accelerator Update Fermilab Today U of C asks Congress to aid Feb. 25-27 Result of the Week research - Two stores provided 36 hours and 17 minutes of luminosity From Chicago Maroon, - TeV experts conduct many studies Safety Tip of the Week Feb. 26, 2008 - Store 5934 hits second highest with luminosity of 286.4E30 President Zimmer joined a coalition of ILC NewsLine university and research industry leaders on Read the Current Accelerator Update Capitol Hill earlier this month to lobby Read the Early Bird Report members of Congress and the Bush View the Tevatron Luminosity Charts Info administration for more funding for scientific research. The officials mobilized in response Announcements Fermilab Today to a budget cut earlier this year that slashed is online at: millions of dollars for science research in this Have a safe day! www.fnal.gov/today/ year's final federal budget proposal. Children’s Summer Day Camp registration Send comments and Bob Rosenberg, associate vice president for due suggestions to: public affairs and communications at the Registration forms for the on site day camp for [email protected] University, said that the lobbyists are children of Fermilab employees are due by 5 p. concerned that "the direction of funding for m. today. The camp for ages 7 through 12 research in this country is flat and trending consists of three separate three-week downward." sessions: session I: June 16 - July 3, session II: July 7- July 25, session III: July 28 - Aug. The coalition said that they hoped to make a 15. The camp, held in the lower level of the dramatic statement about the importance of Kuhn Barn in the village, runs from 7:30 a.m. funding scientific research through a strong to 5:30 p.m. You may choose any or all of the show of numbers. Zimmer was joined by the sessions. The fee for each day camp session presidents of Duke University, the University is $295 per camper. A $125 deposit per of Maryland, the University of Minnesota, session per camper must accompany the Pennsylvania State University, the University registration form. Registrations will be of Alabama, and the University of New accepted at the Recreation Office, M.S. 126. Mexico. Industry leaders such as Norman Applications go into a lottery held on Feb. 29. Augustine, retired CEO and chairman of An information booklet and registration form Lockheed Martin Corp.; and Christopher can be found on the Recreation Website. Hansen, president and CEO of American Electronics Association, also participated. Apple Leopard presentation March 4 A presentation from Apple titled "Leopard for Read more the Scientist" will be held on March 4, from 8- 11 a.m. in Wilson Hall One West. The In the News presentation will include the latest UNIX features and demonstrations in Leopard, Minooka HS plans science Leopard tools for writing and optimizing code, celebration Intel compiler and innovative solutions for scientists from Apple, developers and From Herald News, scientists. Apple Open Source's Ernie Feb. 26, 2008 Prabhakar, Intel's Steve Lionel, and Ron Ustach and Tim White from the Apple MINOOKA -- Science teachers, industry Government Team will present. More leaders, and organizers of the Illinois Science information Teachers Association met at Minooka High School this week to discuss ways to celebrate IDES representative on-site Friday next year's anniversary of the formation of the An IDES representative will be on-site in the National Academy of Science and the Wilson Hall Atrium Dining Room (SW corner) birthdays of Charles Darwin and Abraham Fridays through the end of March. Small group Lincoln. meetings will occur every 30 minutes, beginning at 11 a.m. and ending with a final Donna Engel, a Minooka chemistry teacher meeting at 1 p.m. If you are beginning your and vice president of the association, said the furlough week, please fill out a benefit organization of the state's science teachers file:///U|/wwwdocs/pub/v5_0/today/archive_2008/today08-02-28.html (3 of 4)2/28/2008 9:16:18 AM Fermilab Today

will begin a year-long initiative in 2009 to raise application on-site. You may also apply for awareness of science in students, teachers, benefits online or at your local IDES office the the community, and the business world. week you are on furlough. Please contact Heather Sidman x3326 or Jeannelle Smith Local industry leaders from ExxonMobil, Fermi x4367 with questions. National Accelerator Laboratory, and Lyondell/ Basell also attended and gave input on how Applications due for 2008 CERN-Fermilab they were willing to help with the year of Hadron Collider school celebration. Applications for the 2008 CERN-Fermilab Hadron Collider Physics Summer School are .....Susan Dahl of Fermilab said her research due Feb. 29. The school takes place August industry is reaching out to teachers and 12-22, 2008, at Fermilab, and focuses on students right now, and has many resources training advanced graduate students and available for both. young postdocs. Both theorists and "This is part of our heritage," she said of experimentalists should apply. The list of Fermilab. "We want to make that connection lectures and lecturers has been posted at the between those who are doing science and school Web site. Click here for more those who are teaching it."... information.

Read more International Folk Dance Feb. 28 International Folk Dancing will meet Thursday, Feb. 28, at Kuhn Barn on the Fermilab site. Dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. with teaching and children's dances earlier in the evening and request dancing later on. Newcomers are welcome and you do not need to come with a partner. Get more information at 630-584- 0825 or 630-840-8194 or [email protected].

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