Final Project Rubric for Paper and Oral Presentation

1.  Research Project on Gamma-Ray Bursts

        - Suggested readings: 

    general review on GRBs (Meszaros, P. 2006, Reports on Progress in Physics, 69, 2259) 

    GRB classification (Kouveliotou, C. et al., 1993, ApJL, 413, L101)

    first localization of a short GRB (Gehrels, N. et al. 2005, Nature, 437, 851)

    short GRB - kilonova connection (Tanvir, N. et al., 2013, Nature, 500, 547)

    "Magnetar" plateaus - (Troja, E. et al. 2007, ApJ, 665, 599; Rowlinson, A., et al. 2010, MNRAS, 409, 531)

2. Research Project on Supernova Remnants

        - Suggested readings:

 Gamma-ray spectra show that supernova remnants create cosmic-ray protons (Physics Today article)

Cosmic ray studies with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Thompson, et al. 2012)

Fermi-LAT Detection of a Break in the Gamma-Ray Spectrum of the SNR Cassiopeia A (Yuan, et al. 2013)

Annual Review: Supernova Remnants at High Energy (Reynolds 2008; just Section 5 for radiative processes)

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One of the objectives of the project is to expose you to independent research. Thus, it is your responsibility to manage your time appropriately and perform the background reading required to complete the project on time. 

Collaboration is encouraged: collaborating with colleagues and bouncing ideas off each other is something we do regularly in our work. However, keep in mind that although your are permitted to collaborate during lab time, the write-up itself should be an entirely independent effort. 

We will NOT accept manuscripts that contain even small portions that we consider unreasonably similar.

Role of the instructors

We will be available to answer questions during regular office and class hours, and to open up the lab outside of class time if needed. We are not there to walk you through each step, rather we are there so you can use us as a resource of information that you would not be able to obtain on your own. We will however make sure that your are not stumped by the more complicated aspects of the project.