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
2026
- Beamline for Schools Competition. Oral presentation at The 14th edition of the Beam Telescopes and Test Beams Workshop, Mainz, Germany, Online, 13-17 April 2025
2025
- J. A. Villa-Vélez, Beamline for Schools Competition. Oral presentation at the X ComHEP: Colombian Meeting on High Energy Physics, Medellín, Colombia, virtual, 1-5 December 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
- J. A. Villa-Vélez, 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
- J. A. Villa-Vélez & Antoine Laudrain, Beamline for Schools Competition (CERN and DESY members), 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). 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
2026
- J. A. Villa-Vélez, 2026 The Beamline for Schools competition: connecting high school students to particle physics since 2014, Science in School: The European journal for science teachers
2025
- C. Pralavorio, 2025 Eight CERN apprentices graduate in 2025, CERN Website
- 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