UFPFA52 Basics of Experimental Particle and Nuclear Physics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
3/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Josef Juráň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Karel Smolek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Josef Juráň, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Karel Smolek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Peter Lichard, DrSc.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To prepare students for the participation in particle and nuclear experiments at preparing the simulation and evaluation software and at data processing.
Syllabus
  • Outline of history and present status of nuclear and particle physics. Key discoveries, experiments and ideas. Properties and structure of nuclei, nuclear forces. Radioactivity, radioactive series. Nuclear reactions. Structure, interactions and properties of particles; leptons, gauge bosons, hadrons; mesons and baryons; stable and unstable particles, resonances; antiparticles. Quarks and gluons. Higgs boson. Leading experimental centers.
    Kinematics of collisions and decays. Conservation laws, relativistic invariants. Laboratory system and center-of-mass system. Cross section. Mean lifetime, decay width, branching fraction.
    Accelerators. Moving of a charged particle in electric and magnetic field. Basic principles and types of accelerators; linear accelerators electrostatic and radio frequency; cyclic accelerators of electrons, protons and ions; primary and secondary beams, targets; ion sources; accumulators and colliders, accelerator complexes.
    Detectors. Physical principles and characteristics of detectors; gaseous, scintillation, semiconductor and Cherenkov detectors. Tracking detectors. Detecting photons and neutrons. Spectrometers and calorimeters. Detector complexes. Trigger logics. Acceptance and resolution. Computer simulation of experimental apparatus.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dosch, H. G. Za hranicemi nanosvěta. Academia, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-1871-7. info
  • Martin, B. R. Nuclear and Particle Physics: An Introduction. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2009. ISBN 978-0470742754. info
  • Žáček J. Úvod do fyziky elementárních částic. Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 9788024611099. info
  • Úlehla I. - Suk M. - Trka Z. Atomy, jádra, částice. Academia, 1990. ISBN 8020001352. info
    not specified
  • Frühwirth R., RegIer, M., Bock R. K., Grote H., Notz D. Data Analysis Techniques for High-Energy Physics. Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-521-63548-9. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, tutorial sessions, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.
Assessment methods
Active participation on tutorial sessions and the timely completion of home tasks is required. Detailed criteria will be announced by the tutorial lecturer. The exam consists of the main written part and a supplemental oral part.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The attending of lectures is recommended, that of tutorial sessions is compulsory. If a student was absent for serious reasons, the teacher may prescribe him/her an alternative way of fulfilling the duties.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Summer 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2020, recent)
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