Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2013 Annual Meeting of the California-Nevada Section of the APS
Volume 58, Number 14
Friday–Saturday, November 1–2, 2013; Rohnert Park, California
Session F1: Plenary Session II |
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Chair: Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University Room: Ives 101 |
Saturday, November 2, 2013 9:00AM - 9:45AM |
F1.00001: The Higgs Boson: What do we know? Invited Speaker: Marjorie Shapiro In July 2012, scientists from the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced the discovery of a new particle with properties that are consistent with the Higgs Boson. Since then, both experiments have continued to collect and analyze data with the goal of learning more about this particle. This talk will review the reasons for introducing the Higgs Boson into the Standard Model and will discuss recent results on the Higgs from the LHC. It will also discuss what the newly discovered means to searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, November 2, 2013 9:45AM - 10:30AM |
F1.00002: Physics of Baroque Bassoons Invited Speaker: Bryant Hichwa Baroque bassoons differ markedly from the modern instrument. Since the Baroque instrument has only 4 keys, the remainder of tone holes must be within a hand's reach. The holes must be obliquely drilled into the conical bore, making the acoustics both interesting and challenging. Additionally, museum directors are quite reluctant to allow researchers access to these 300-year-old instruments. To acoustically characterize Baroque bassoons a non-linear least squares procedure and precision measurement techniques of physical dimensions were developed. The current study involves 93 original 18$^{\mathrm{th}}$ to early 19$^{\mathrm{th}}$ Century Baroque Bassoons and 17 reproductions. Tone hole positions ``determine pitch'' is a characteristic unique to woodwinds. This allows an exhaustive study comparing 47 temperaments selected from English, French, German and Italian temperaments. Including forked fingerings, E-flat and B-flat, enhances sensitivity. Results indicate 5-7 preferred temperaments for each bassoon. For seven of the makers, a study of multiple original instruments allows a unique temperament determination. The model demonstrates the proficiency of 18$^{\mathrm{th}}$ century bassoon makers. It is also predictive. In about 25{\%} of the instruments, minor changes to the wing joint dimensions result in a significantly improved ``designer'' bassoon. The model illustrates bassoon evolution leading to changes in mid-19$^{\mathrm{th}}$ century bassoons. The bassoonist's embouchure modifies the double reed volume, which in turn changes conical bore volume, which alters playing pitch and higher harmonics. Since the acoustic model predicts only the 1$^{\mathrm{st}}$ harmonic, an impedance calculation using measurements of the conical bore and tone hole positions and shapes was under taken. This independently yields the playing pitch, harmonics, reed volume and temperament. [Preview Abstract] |
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