Selected Topics in Experimental Particle Physics
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- PHYS341
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Objectives:
The goal of the course is to convey the present status of selected interesting topics in particle physics from an experimental viewpoint.
Content:
The course starts with laying out the framework of Standard Model, discussing the Lagrangian and gauge transformations, spontaneous symmetry breaking, the Higgs mechanism, the Yukawa couplings, the CKM matrix and the most precise parameters used for predictions. The next topic deals with decays of leptons and heavy quarks involving leptons, rare decays, flavor mixing and CP violation. This is followed by basic e+e- processes, electroweak and top quark physics, the Higgs boson and neutrino interactions. The course concludes with a discussion of Standard Model extensions including supersymmetry.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course
the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- will gain an up-to-date overview of particle physics with details in several topics
- will appreciate the success of the Standard Model, see its short comings and understand the need for new physics
Skills
The student
- will be able to understand seminars and read papers on these topics, which is useful for the master thesis
General competence
The student
- will obtain the appropriate training in experimental particle physics necessary for a master degree in both experimental and theoretical particle physics