PHY211 Kern- und Teilchenphysik I
General Information
| Lecture: | Prof. Laura Baudis |
| Exercises/tutorials: | |
| Lab course: | |
| Lecture: | Wednesdays 10:15 - 12:00, in Y16 G05 Fridays 10:15 - 12:00, in Y16 G05 |
| Exercises/tutorials |
Fridays 10:15 - 12:00, in Y16 G05 and 36-J-33 Start: Friday, September 25, 2020 |
Literature
Teilchen und Kerne (Particles and Nuclei) - Povh, B., Rith, K., Scholz, C., Zetsche, F., Springer, 9. Auflage
Modern Particle Physics - Mark Thomson, Cambridge University Press
Elementarteilchenphysik - Christoph Berger, Springer, 3. Auflage
Nuclear and Particle Physics - B. R. Martin, Wiley, 2nd edition
Introduction to Elementary Particles - David Griffiths, Wiley, 2nd edition
Particle Physics - B. R. Martin, G, Shaw, Wiley, 4th edition
Grades
To be eligible for the exam, regular attendance in exercise sessions is required, 50% grade in exercises, and at least one demonstration of exercise on the blackboard. The grade will be from the written exam.
Lecture topics
| Date | Lecture/exercise |
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16.09.20 |
Organisation (PDF, 1980 KB); Introduction to lab course (PDF, 1994 KB) |
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18.09.20 |
Introduction, basic concepts |
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23.09.20 |
Natural units and forces as quantum fields |
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25.09.20 |
Exercise 1 |
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30.09.20 |
Interactions and Feynman diagrams |
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02.10.20 |
Scattering processes and decay rates |
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07.10.20 |
Nuclear shapes, sizes and properties |
|
09.10.20 |
Exercise 2 |
| 14.10.20 | Elastic scattering on nucleons |
| 16.10.20 | Deep inelastic scattering and structure functions |
| 21.10.20 | Properties of nuclei, nuclear stability |
| 23.10.20 | Exercise 3 |
| 28.10.20 | The nuclear force and nuclear models |
| 30.10.20 | The nuclear shell model |
| 04.11.20 | Accelerators |
| 06.11.20 | Exercise 4 |
| 11.11.20 | Particle identification |
| 13.11.20 | Detectors |
| 18.11.20 | Quarks, gluons and strong interaction |
| 20.11.20 | Exercise 5 |
| 25.11.20 | Hadrons |
| 27.11.20 | Particle production in e+e- collisions |
| 02.12.20 | Symmetries and conservation laws |
| 04.12.20 | Exercise 6 |
| 09.12.20 | Dirac equation |
| 11.12.20 | Introduction to the weak interaction |
| 16.12.20 | Parity violation |
| 18.12.20 | Exercise 7 |
Exam
- Written exam
- Date: January 15, 2020
- Time: 10.00-12.00
- Location: Y16 G05 and Y36 K08
Lab course
The lab course consists of setting up a small experiment (either "Angular Distribution" or "Positronium"), collecting data, analyzing the data and writing a report.
The experiments will take place during the semester, in rooms Y 11 G 48 (Angular Distribution) and Y 11 G 40 (Positronium).
To prepare, please see the Introduction to the lab course, and consult the manuals:
- Angular Distribution (PDF, 421 KB) (in English)
- Positronium (PDF, 96 KB) (in Deutsch)
In case of questions, please contact Olaf Steinkamp