MILAGRO questions

1) What is MILAGRO ?

2) What do the different colors in the animations signify ? Give a brief description of each type of particle.

3) What's the blue light created when the shower front enters the water ?

"Sideways Animations"

4) Can you describe any general "qualitative" differences in the particle showers created by protons versus gamma - rays ?

5) Can you describe any general "qualitative" differences in the particle showers created by lower energy versus higher energy protons ?

6) Can you describe any general "qualitative" differences in the particle showers created by lower energy versus higher energy gamma -rays ?

"Head On Animations"

7) Pick a head on animation. How do the types of particles change with time and elevation ?

8) How does the number of particles change with time and elevation ?

9) How does the position of the particles change with time and elevation ?

10) If MILAGRO is a gamma-ray telescope, why create so many proton event animations ?

11) How are any of these animations different from the realities faced by MILAGRO scientists ?