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SUMMARY:Senior Experience Seminar Series in Physics - 
 2025
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 Matthew Stoneking\, matthew.r.stoneking@lawrence.edu
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 Keegan Mencke \n
 Looking into the Atomic Nucleus: Analyzing Nuclear 
 Physics Data using a Neural Network\n
 Nuclear scattering experiments are one of the 
 best ways to understand underlaying proton structure. 
 Connecting experimental results to proton structure 
 is quite complicated, like trying to understand 
 the shape of water in a water bottle by breaking 
 it apart. My project uses several neural networks 
 in sequence to aid in data analysis of these experiments.\n
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 Joey Davis\n
 Sonoluminescence: A Computational and Experimental 
 Approach to Making a Bubble Glow\n
 Sonoluminescence, the emission of light from a 
 cavitating bubble, is a striking phenomenon on 
 its face. The exotic physics at play can be understood (up 
 to a point) with numerical solutions to ODEs. 
 In this talk, we explore these numerical solutions 
 to the radius and internal temperature for a bubble 
 undergoing cavitation in the pressure range of 
 sonoluminescence, and how we can compare these 
 solutions to empirical data.\n
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 Subin Han \n
 Plasma Wakefield Acceleration: Laser Pulses and 
 the Interactions with Plasma\n
 Electrons are typically accelerated by applying 
 a potential difference. This method quickly encounters 
 power constraints as higher electron energies 
 are attempted. Another improved approach to electron 
 acceleration is via plasma wakefield acceleration. 
 Here, a laser pulse propagating through a plasma 
 creates plasma waves by pushing electrons out 
 of its way (the ponderomotive force). As these 
 waves develop, they are able to trap electrons 
 within a cavity and guide them to relativistic 
 speeds. In my presentation, I discuss how I use 
 OSIRIS, a particle-in-cell plasma simulation software, 
 to recreate and observe this phenomenon.\n\n

LOCATION:Youngchild 121
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