Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles

Particle signatures and production processes.
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Identify tracks of subatomic particles from their ‘signatures’ in bubble chamber photos together with your students.

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Although bubble chambers are no longer the technology of choice for particle physicists, they can still enrich the discussion about particle physics in the classroom. We have developed several activities for advanced high-school students, in which they study bubble chamber photographs and analyse tracks of high-energy particles. For example, students interpret the curvature of particle tracks in magnetic fields and learn how to identify different types of particles.