Statistical Methods of Data Analysis (E) - physics716 Course Statistical Methods of Data Analysis (E) Course No. physics716 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Provide a foundation in statistical methods and give some concrete examples of how the methods are applied to data analysis in particle physics experiments Contents of the Course: Fundamental concepts of statistics, probability distributions, Monte Carlo methods, fitting of data, statistical and systematic errors, error propagation, upper limits, hypothesis testing, unfolding Recommended Literature: R.
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High Energy Physics Lab (E) - physics717 Course High Energy Physics Lab (E) Course No. physics717 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Laboratory English 4 WT/ST Requirements: Preparation: Recommended: B.
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Programming in Physics and Astronomy with C++ or Python (E/A) - physics718 Course Programming in Physics and Astronomy with C++ or Python (E/A) Course No. physics718 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements: Preparation: Basic knowledge of programming and knowledge of simple C/C++ or Python constructs.
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Programming in Physics and Astronomy with C++ or Python (E/A) - physics718 Course Programming in Physics and Astronomy with C++ or Python (E/A) Course No. physics718 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Basic knowledge of programming and knowledge of simple C/C++ or Python constructs.
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Physics with Antiprotons (E) - physics720 Course Physics with Antiprotons (E) Course No. physics720 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 WT Requirements: Preparation: Completed B.
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Intensive Week: Advanced Topics in Hadron Physics (E) - physics721 Course Intensive Week: Advanced Topics in Hadron Physics (E) Course No. physics721 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Combined lecture, seminar, lab course English 3 4 WT/ST Requirements: Preparation: Fundamentals of hadron physics Form of Testing and Examination: Presentation, working group participation Length of Course: 1 - 2 weeks Aims of the Course: This course will convey recent topics in hadron physics.
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Advanced Gaseous Detectors - Theory and Practice (E) - physics722 Course Advanced Gaseous Detectors - Theory and Practice (E) Course No. physics722 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with laboratory English 3+1 6 ST Requirements: Preparation: Completed B.
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Hands-on Seminar: Detector Construction (E/A) - physics723 Course Hands-on Seminar: Detector Construction (E/A) Course No. physics723 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Laboratory English 2 3 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Basic knowledge of particle physics Preparation: physics618 is helpful but not mandatory Form of Testing and Examination: Credit points can be obtained after successful construction and operation of the detector and preparing a written and/or oral report on a specific task Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students will design, construct, assemble and operate a particle detector.
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Low Temperature Physics (E/A) - physics731 Course Low Temperature Physics (E/A) Course No. physics731 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 WT/ST Requirements: Preparation: Elementary thermodynamics; principles of quantum mechanics; introductory lecture on solid state physics Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Experimental methods at low (down to micro Kelvin) temperatures; methods of refrigeration; thermometry; solid state physics at low temperatures Contents of the Course: Thermodynamics of different refrigeration processes, liquefaction of gases; methods to reach low (< 1 Kelvin) temperatures: evaporation cooling, He-3-He-4 dilution cooling, Pomeranchuk effect, adiabatic demagnetisation of atoms and nuclei; thermometry at low temperatures (e.
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Low Temperature Physics (E/A) - physics731 Course Low Temperature Physics (E/A) Course No. physics731 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Elementary thermodynamics; principles of quantum mechanics; introductory lecture on solid state physics Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Experimental methods at low (down to micro Kelvin) temperatures; methods of refrigeration; thermometry; solid state physics at low temperatures Contents of the Course: Thermodynamics of different refrigeration processes, liquefaction of gases; methods to reach low (< 1 Kelvin) temperatures: evaporation cooling, He-3-He-4 dilution cooling, Pomeranchuk effect, adiabatic demagnetisation of atoms and nuclei; thermometry at low temperatures (e.
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