Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (E) - physics711 Course Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (E) Course No. physics711 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 WT Requirements: Preparation: physics611 (Particle Physics), useful: Lectures Observational Astronomy Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Basics of particle astrophysics and cosmology Contents of the Course: Observational Overview (distribution of galaxies, redshift, Hubble expansion, CMB, cosmic distance latter, comoving distance, cosmic time, comoving distance and redshift, angular size and luminosity distance); Standard Cosmology (cosmological principle, expansion scale factor, curved space-time, horizons, Friedmann-Equations, cosmological constant, cosmic sum rule, present problems); Particle Physics relevant to cosmology (Fundamental Particles and their Interactions, quantum field theory and Lagrange formalism, Gauge Symmetry, spontaneous symmetry breaking and Higgs mechanism, parameters of the Standard Model, Running Coupling Constants, CP Violation and Baryon Asymmetry, Neutrinos); Thermodynamics in the Universe (Equilibrium Thermodynamics and freeze out, First Law and Entropy, Quantum Statistics, neutrino decoupling, reheating, photon decoupling); Nucleosynthesis (Helium abundance, Fusion processes, photon/baryon ratio)
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Advanced Electronics and Signal Processing (E/A) - physics712 Course Advanced Electronics and Signal Processing (E/A) Course No. physics712 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 ST Requirements: Preparation: Electronics laboratory of the B.
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Particle Detectors and Instrumentation (E/A) - physics713 Course Particle Detectors and Instrumentation (E/A) Course No. physics713 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with laboratory English 3+1 6 ST Requirements: Preparation: Completed B.
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Advanced Accelerator Physics (E/A) - physics714 Course Advanced Accelerator Physics (E/A) Course No. physics714 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 ST/WT Requirements: Preparation: Accelerator Physics (physics612) 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: Understanding of the physics of synchrotron radiation and its influence on beam parameters
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Experiments on the Structure of Hadrons (E) - physics715 Course Experiments on the Structure of Hadrons (E) Course No. physics715 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements: Preparation: Completed B.
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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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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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Applied Physics - physics720 Module No. physics720 Category Elective Credit Points (CP) Semester 8. Module: Applied Physics Module Elements: Nr Course Course No.
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