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- Instructor(s)
- Kuze Masahiro
- Class Format
- Lecture (ZOOM)
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(H118) Thr1-2(H118)
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- Course number
- PHY.F436
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2020/9/18
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Following the undergraduate course Particle Physics, students will acquire more advanced details of the standard model for representing the system and interaction of particles, based on historical experimental facts. Particle physics has developed with advances in Lagrange representations from theory and particle measurements from experiments. The instructor will also introduce original articles that let students experience the intertwining of theoretical predictions and experimental discoveries.
The purpose of this course is for students to grasp the theoretical background, while using diagrams of measurement results actually obtained from various experiments on measurement equipment, to aid understanding.
A part of the lecture is given in English.
Student learning outcomes
During the course, the Standard Model of the particle physics is explained with the historical discoveries/measurements. A practical and advanced knowledge of the detectors used in the high energy physics will be obtained. A general knowledge for the varieties of topics from low energy to high energy particle physics will be obtained.
Keywords
elementary particles, the Standard Model, electrons, muons, neutrinos, quarks, leptons, Higgs boson, collider, particle tracker, momentum measurements, energy measurements, the physics beyond the standard model
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Will use the blackboard and slides through the lecture. Occasionally, the group discussions may take place.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction : the recapitulation of the Standard Model | solve the basic exercise related to the 4-vector momentum calculations. |
| Class 2 | Parity and spin of pions | how the pion parity was determined. |
| Class 3 | CP violation in K physics | explain the Cronin-Fitch experiment. |
| Class 4 | The unification theory of the Electro-Weak forces (history/theory) | three meanings of the Weinberg angle. |
| Class 5 | The unification theory of the Electro-Weak forces (experiment) | calculate the branching ratio in Z decay. |
| Class 6 | Proton structure | start from Rutherford scattering and derive the Dirac scattering formula. |
| Class 7 | physics related to strong force | what is asymptotic freedom? |
| Class 8 | the neutrino oscillation, and the neutrino mass | derive the neutrino oscillation formula for two flavors. |
| Class 9 | the neutrino experiment, present & future | which experiments measured respective neutrino oscillation angles and masses? |
| Class 10 | Principles and realities of accelerators | explain the principles of synchrotron. |
| Class 11 | Principles and realities of calorimeters | explain the principles of calorimeter. |
| Class 12 | Principles and realities of particle identification | explain the principles of Cherenkov detector. |
| Class 13 | Principles and realities of tracking detectors | explain the principles of time projection chamber. |
| Class 14 | The latest topics in the high energy physics | learn the most recent topics on the high energy physics. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
N/A
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"Introduction to elementary particle physics" Yasushi Watanabe (Baihu-kan)
"Modern particle physics" Masahiro Kuze, et al. (Morikita-shuppan)
"Basics of the elementary particle physics I, II" Narikiyo Nagashima (Asakura-shoten)
"Introduction to High Energy Physics 4th edition" D.H.Perkins (Cambridge)
Assessment criteria and methods
based on the final report, and active participation to the class.
Related courses
- PHY.F351 ： Elementary Particles
- PHY.F350 ： Nuclear Physics
- PHY.F430 ： Hadron Physics
- PHY.F437 ： Advanced Nuclear Physics
- PHY.Q433 ： Field Theory I
- PHY.F431 ： Cosmology
- PHY.F432 ： Astrophysics
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
It is desirable to have taken the class 'Elementary Particles'
