Advanced Topics in High Energy Particle Physics - physics639
| Course | Advanced Topics in High Energy Particle Physics |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics639 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with exercises | English | 3+1 | 6 | ST |
Preparation: physics611 (Particle Physics)
Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written): successful work with the exercises.
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course: To discuss advanced topics of high energy particle physics which are the subject of current research efforts and to deepen understanding of experimental techniques in particle physics.
Contents of the Course:
Selected topics of current research in experimental particle physics. Topics will be updated according to progress in the field. For example:
LHC highlights
CP-violation experiments
Experimental challenges in particle and astroparticle physics
Current questions in neutrino physics
Recommended Literature:
A. Seiden; Particle Physics: A Comprehensive Introduction (Cummings 2004)
R.K. Ellis, B.R. Webber, W.J. Stirling; QCD and Collider Physics (Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics 1996)
C. Burgess, G. Moore; The Standard Model: A Primer (Cambridge University Press 2006)
F. Halzen, A. Martin; Quarks and Leptons (J. Wiley, Weinheim 1998)
C. Berger; Elementarteilchenphysik (Springer, Heidelberg, 2. überarb. Aufl. 2006)