Scientific Articles
Scientific papers about the competition and the results of experiments proposed and performed by participants of past editions of Beamline for Schools.
2025
- van Dijk, M. et al. Particle production and identification for the T10 secondary beamline of the CERN East Area. Pre-print.
- Põldmaa, S. et al. Intrinsic Energy Resolution of Plastic Scintillator Tiles: Muon Beamtest Results. Pre-print.
- Matsushita, C. et al. A Compact Two-Dimensional Radiation Detector for Educational Applications. Pre-print.
2024
- Matsushita, C. et al. Development and evaluation of a two-dimensional detector for future muography. Pre-print.
2023
- Ruhrberg Estevez, S. et al. Cherenkov diffraction radiation emissions from single electrons and positrons on a fused silica radiator. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 168287 (2023).
- Mazziotta, M. N. et al. The EXTRA-BL4S experiment for the measurement of the energy and angular distributions of transition radiation X-rays. JINST 18 P04017 (2023).
2022
- Boselli, M. et al. A Teacher’s Perspective on the CERN Beamline for Schools Competition. The Phys. Educat. 04, 2250004 (2022).
2021
- Arce-Larreta, E. et al. Behind the Scenes: The Two-Weeks Stay of Beamline for Schools Winning Students at DESY. The Phys. Educat. 03, 2150001 (2021).
2020
- Chatterji, S. et al. A Highschooler’s Guide to GeV-Range Electromagnetism. The Phys. Educat. 02, 2050013 (2020).
- McKarris, P. et al. CERN Beamline for Schools 2017 Student Experiment: Search for Isolated Fractionally Charged Particles. The Phys. Educat. 02, 2050007 (2020).
- Aretz, S., Beirão da Cruz e Silva, C., Joos, M., Schütze, P. & Stanitzki, M. An Overview of the CERN Beamline for Schools Competition. The Phys. Educat. 02, 2050001 (2020).
2018
- Broomfield, H. et al. Testing the validity of the Lorentz factor. Phys. Educ. 53, 055011 (2018).
- Gutowski, B. et al. The secret chambers in the Chephren pyramid. Phys. Educ. 53, 045011 (2018).
2016
- Biesot, L. et al. Building and testing a high school calorimeter at CERN. Phys. Educ. 51, 064002 (2016).
Conference contributions
2025
- J. A. Villa-Vélez, M. Joos, EPS Outreach prize: Beamline for Schools Project. Oral presentation at the European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics, Marseille, France, In-person, 6-11 July 2025
- Team Physical (Nuclear Spallation Efficiency: Target Material Optimization). Team Spallateam (Spallation in a composite target). Beamline for Schools 2025 Results (BL4S 2025 - J. A. Villa-Vélez). Oral presentation at Teacher and Student Forum - Nineteenth Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, In-person, 23 September 2025
- Team MAVERICKS (Calibration of a SiPM-on-Tile muon calorimeter for high-altitude ballooning applications). Team Sakura Particles (Development and Evaluation of a Two-Dimensional Detector), Team SPEEDers (Smith-Purcell Effect Emission Determination (SPEED). Beamline for Schools Competition (CERN and DESY members). Oral presentation at The 13th edition of the Beam Telescopes and Test Beams Workshop, Valencia, Spain, Online, 19-23 May 2025
2024
- Team Particular Perspective (Measuring The Particle Composition of the T10 Beamline), Team Myriad Magnets (A Radially and Rotationally Adjustable Magnetic Mangle for High Energy Particle Beams) & Team Wire Wizards (Wire chambers prototyping). Oral presentation at The 12th Beam Telescopes and Test Beams Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, Online, 15-19 April 2024
2021
- M. Boselli, A Beamline for Schools. Oral presentation at The 9th Annual Large Hadron Collider Physics (LHCP2021) Conference, Online, 7-12 June 2021
2020
- F. de Bruine, I. de Goede, I. Koster, J. Weening, Comparing electromagnetic particle showers for electrons and positrons - a BL4S experiment. Oral presentation at 8th Beam Telescopes and Test Beams Workshop, Tbilisi State University, Georgia, 27-31 January 2020
2018
- M. Joos, S. Aretz, The “Beamline for Schools” competition at CERN. Oral presentation at 6th Beam Telescopes and Test Beams Workshop, Zurich, Switzerland, 16-19 January 2018
2017
- M. Joos, et al. The “Beamline for Schools” competition at CERN. Oral presentation at EPS Conference on High Energy Physics, Venice Italy, 5-12 July 2017
- M. Joos, et al. Detectors for the “Beamline for Schools” competition at CERN. Poster at EPS Conference on High Energy Physics, Venice Italy, 5-12 July 2017
- P. Francavilla, et al. A low-cost Cherenkov detector to be tested in CERN's T9 beam line. Poster at EPS Conference on High Energy Physics, Venice Italy, 5-12 July 2017
2016
- C. Henning, A. Osato, et al. The search for crystal undulator radiation. Oral presentation at The 61st Annual Conference of the SA Institute of Physics, Cape Town University, South Africa, 4-8 July 2016
Other publications
2025
- B. Moisa, 2025 Beamline for Schools winners at CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn, CERN Website
2024
- A. Epshtein, From Blackboard to Beamline, Cern Courier
2018
- S. Aretz, M. Joos, Hands-on education at the frontiers of science, Cern Courier
- S. Aretz, Beamline for Schools 2018: the worldwide competition is growing, Cern Website
- S. Aretz, Students and science collide: CERN's Beamline for Schools competition, Science in School: The European journal for science teachers
- International competition “BeamLine for schools - BL4S”, Farnesina: Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
- A school of excellence, Italy on the podium in the CERN BeamLine for Schools Competition , Research Italy: The portal of Italian research
2017
- S. Aretz, Beamline for Schools 2017: a successful story continues, Cern Website
- CERN’s Beamline for Schools Competition & CREATIONS, Creations: Developing an Engaging Science Classroom