Aspen’07

New Physics at the Electroweak Scale and New Signals at Hadron Colliders

The Race Course

22 Attendees Participated in the Race!

The Ambiance

The RaceCompetitor Hometown Age & Gender Course Time Hadicap MedalMaximo Ave Chicago, IL Male 30-34 Yellow 26.46 80.98 -Virgil Barnes West Lafayette, IN Male 70-74 Green 24.55 65.65 BronzeBeate Block Aspen, CO Female 80-84 Green 23.90 61.27 GoldMartin Block Aspen, CO Male 80-84 Green 25.75 73.75 BronzeMax Chertok Davis, CA Male 40-44 Green 25.80 74.09 -Yann Coadou Barnaby Male 30-34 Green 20.54 38.60 BronzeJohn Conway Davis, CA Male 45-49 Green 23.00 55.20 -Robin Erbacher Davis, CA Female 35-39 Green 36.84 148.58 -Henry Frisch Chicago, IL Male 60-64 Green 29.24 97.30 -Doug Glenzinski Lombard, IL Male 35-39 Green 23.34 57.49 -Konstantin Goulianos New York, NY Male 70-74 Yellow 23.00 57.32 BronzeKaren Grahn New York, NY Female 50-54 Green 22.19 49.73 SilverJohn Gunion Davis, CA Male 60-64 Green 23.97 61.74 BronzeCarsten Hof Aachen Male 21-29 Yellow 17.70 21.07 SilverBen Kilminster Batavia, IL Male 30-34 Yellow 19.80 35.43 BronzeMichael Kirby Chicago, IL Male 30-34 Green 20.56 38.73 BronzeGreg Landsberg Providence, RI Male 35-39 Yellow 20.40 39.53 BronzeBob McElrath Davis, CA Male 30-34 Yellow 24.30 66.21 -Steven Robertson Quebec Male 35-39 Green 20.53 38.53 BronzeDavid Rousseau Aspen, CO Male 35-39 Green 22.90 54.52 -Patrice Verdier Male 30-34 Green 20.59 38.93 BronzeRainer Wallny Chicago, IL Male 35-39 Green 21.42 44.53 Bronze

Best Absolute TimesCompetitor Hometown Age & Gender Course Time Hadicap MedalCarsten Hof Aachen Male 21-29 Yellow 17.70 21.07 SilverBen Kilminster Batavia, IL Male 30-34 Yellow 19.80 35.43 BronzeGreg Landsberg Providence, RI Male 35-39 Yellow 20.40 39.53 Bronze

The Winner• Carsten Hof

– Course Time/Score– Yellow 17.70/21.07   Silver – Green 18.06/21.86   Silver

• Silver Medal 

The Gold

• Beate Block– Green 23.90/61.27  – Yellow 24.10/64.84  

• Gold Medal

Beate Block

The Silver

• Karen Grahn– Green 24.22/63.43– Green 22.19/49.73– Yellow 22.51/53.97– Green 22.48/51.69– Yellow 22.84/56.22

• Silver Medal 

The TeamCompetitor Hometown Age & Gender Course Time Hadicap MedalMax Chertok Davis, CA Male 40-44 Green 25.80 74.09 -John Conway Davis, CA Male 45-49 Green 23.00 55.20 -Robin Erbacher Davis, CA Female 35-39 Green 36.84 148.58 -John Gunion Davis, CA Male 60-64 Green 23.97 61.74 BronzeBob McElrath Davis, CA Male 30-34 Yellow 24.30 66.21 -

The Gone Broke Award

Ben Kilminster Mike Kirby

CMS: the First Collisions

• A 170 lb person traveling at 20 mph– Mv2/2 = 4x103 J = 2.5 x 1022 eV = 2.5 x 1013 GeV = 450

GeV x 5.5 x 1010 p – one LHC bunch at the injection energy

• Rainer Wallny: “How I was hit by a bunch!”

The Broken Pole Awardt = -1 minute

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The Yugo Award

The Best Bronze Award