module A: acquiring the fundamental knowledge on the phenomenological bases of the Standard Model of Elementary Particles and on the principles of particle detection module
teacher profile teaching materials
a) intro and formal tools:
- Relativistic equations, selection rules, cross sections and resonances
- Invariance principles and conservation rules, continuous and discrete transformations, Parity, Charge conjugation, Time inversion
b) early phenomenology, hadrons:
- Strong isospin, Strangeness. Pion isospin and its expt. determination
- Dalitz plots and their interpretation. Theta-tau puzzle.
- Quark model, mentions
- Parton model, quark and anti-quark density
c) Electro-weak interactions, decays, flavour mixing
- Hamiltonian and phenomenology of weak interazions. Experimental constraints from Wu (P violation) and Goldhaber (neutrino helicity)
- Cabibbo angle, GIM mechanism. Discovery of the charm quark and tau lepton. The 1974 "November revolution"
- Standard model of electro-weak interactions and their experimental confirmations: discovery of neutral currents, Gargamelle expt. W and Z bosons discovery and UA1,2
- CP violation, meson mixing. Mentions to B-factories and measurement of CKM angles from B mesons
- Evolution of events at hadronic colliders, parton shower, jet alorithms and related measurements
- Neutrino physics from the Fermi theory to the current day: particularly neutrino oscillations
d) QCD: anatomy and at work at modern colliders:
- QCD, colour, gluons, confinement, DIS
- Evolution of events at hadron colliders, parton showers, algorithms, measurements with jets at Tevatron.
e) Intro to experimental tools, also useful for theorists
- Radiation - matter interactions. Basics of particle detection techniques
(Leo W.R.)Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments [Springer-Verlag 1994]
(Perkins D.H.)Introduction to High Energy Physics, 4th edition, [Cambridge University Press, 2000]
(Cahn R.N. and Goldhaber G.)The experimental Foundations of Particle Physics [Cambridge University Press, 1989]
(Halzen F., Martin A.D.) Quarks and leptons [Wiley]
Additional slides and papers will be uploaded on the Course web page
Programme
SECTION Aa) intro and formal tools:
- Relativistic equations, selection rules, cross sections and resonances
- Invariance principles and conservation rules, continuous and discrete transformations, Parity, Charge conjugation, Time inversion
b) early phenomenology, hadrons:
- Strong isospin, Strangeness. Pion isospin and its expt. determination
- Dalitz plots and their interpretation. Theta-tau puzzle.
- Quark model, mentions
- Parton model, quark and anti-quark density
c) Electro-weak interactions, decays, flavour mixing
- Hamiltonian and phenomenology of weak interazions. Experimental constraints from Wu (P violation) and Goldhaber (neutrino helicity)
- Cabibbo angle, GIM mechanism. Discovery of the charm quark and tau lepton. The 1974 "November revolution"
- Standard model of electro-weak interactions and their experimental confirmations: discovery of neutral currents, Gargamelle expt. W and Z bosons discovery and UA1,2
- CP violation, meson mixing. Mentions to B-factories and measurement of CKM angles from B mesons
- Evolution of events at hadronic colliders, parton shower, jet alorithms and related measurements
- Neutrino physics from the Fermi theory to the current day: particularly neutrino oscillations
d) QCD: anatomy and at work at modern colliders:
- QCD, colour, gluons, confinement, DIS
- Evolution of events at hadron colliders, parton showers, algorithms, measurements with jets at Tevatron.
e) Intro to experimental tools, also useful for theorists
- Radiation - matter interactions. Basics of particle detection techniques
Core Documentation
TEXTS:(Leo W.R.)Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments [Springer-Verlag 1994]
(Perkins D.H.)Introduction to High Energy Physics, 4th edition, [Cambridge University Press, 2000]
(Cahn R.N. and Goldhaber G.)The experimental Foundations of Particle Physics [Cambridge University Press, 1989]
(Halzen F., Martin A.D.) Quarks and leptons [Wiley]
Additional slides and papers will be uploaded on the Course web page
Type of delivery of the course
The classes will be held mainly in a traditional manner, in such a way that students can acquire the knowledge and absorb the contents as described in the "Goals" section. A "historical" approach will be followed, whereby the phenomenology will be introduced and discussed in steps as scientists uncovered it experimentally and integrated it within a coherent theoretical model, the Standard Model. Slides will be used, whenever it's important to show plots or experimental set-ups. In order for students to learn how to read and comment a scientific paper and the description of a related detector, articles will also be provided and discussed in class. Section B will be based mostly on slides and papers. The ROOT tutorial will be held interactively by use of computers.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a presentation that the student gives, where they discuss one measurement in particle physics; or illustrate one aspect of the phenomenology identifyins also the main experimental results to study it. Students can start from a single article or work out a synthesis of multiple results. Describing an experimental result is always required, also of theorists. The exam continues with questions on the presentation and, then, moving on to any other topic within the scope of the course, to probe how well the student masters the subject and to check their ability to inter-connect several aspects of particle physics. teacher profile teaching materials
a) intro and formal tools:
- Relativistic equations, selection rules, cross sections and resonances
- Invariance principles and conservation rules, continuous and discrete transformations, Parity, Charge conjugation, Time inversion
b) early phenomenology, hadrons:
- Strong isospin, Strangeness. Pion isospin and its expt. determination
- Dalitz plots and their interpretation. Theta-tau puzzle.
- Quark model, mentions
- Parton model, quark and anti-quark density
c) Electro-weak interactions, decays, flavour mixing
- Hamiltonian and phenomenology of weak interazions. Experimental constraints from Wu (P violation) and Goldhaber (neutrino helicity)
- Cabibbo angle, GIM mechanism. Discovery of the charm quark and tau lepton. The 1974 "November revolution"
- Standard model of electro-weak interactions and their experimental confirmations: discovery of neutral currents, Gargamelle expt. W and Z bosons discovery and UA1,2
- CP violation, meson mixing. Mentions to B-factories and measurement of CKM angles from B mesons
- Evolution of events at hadronic colliders, parton shower, jet alorithms and related measurements
- Neutrino physics from the Fermi theory to the current day: particularly neutrino oscillations
d) QCD: anatomy and at work at modern colliders:
- QCD, colour, gluons, confinement, DIS
- Evolution of events at hadron colliders, parton showers, algorithms, measurements with jets at Tevatron.
e) Intro to experimental tools, also useful for theorists
- Radiation - matter interactions. Basics of particle detection techniques
(Perkins D.H.)Introduction to High Energy Physics, 4th edition, [Cambridge University Press, 2000]
(Cahn R.N. and Goldhaber G.)The experimental Foundations of Particle Physics [Cambridge University Press, 1989]
(Halzen F., Martin A.D.) Quarks and leptons [Wiley]
Additional slides and papers will be uploaded on the Course web page
Programme
SECTION Aa) intro and formal tools:
- Relativistic equations, selection rules, cross sections and resonances
- Invariance principles and conservation rules, continuous and discrete transformations, Parity, Charge conjugation, Time inversion
b) early phenomenology, hadrons:
- Strong isospin, Strangeness. Pion isospin and its expt. determination
- Dalitz plots and their interpretation. Theta-tau puzzle.
- Quark model, mentions
- Parton model, quark and anti-quark density
c) Electro-weak interactions, decays, flavour mixing
- Hamiltonian and phenomenology of weak interazions. Experimental constraints from Wu (P violation) and Goldhaber (neutrino helicity)
- Cabibbo angle, GIM mechanism. Discovery of the charm quark and tau lepton. The 1974 "November revolution"
- Standard model of electro-weak interactions and their experimental confirmations: discovery of neutral currents, Gargamelle expt. W and Z bosons discovery and UA1,2
- CP violation, meson mixing. Mentions to B-factories and measurement of CKM angles from B mesons
- Evolution of events at hadronic colliders, parton shower, jet alorithms and related measurements
- Neutrino physics from the Fermi theory to the current day: particularly neutrino oscillations
d) QCD: anatomy and at work at modern colliders:
- QCD, colour, gluons, confinement, DIS
- Evolution of events at hadron colliders, parton showers, algorithms, measurements with jets at Tevatron.
e) Intro to experimental tools, also useful for theorists
- Radiation - matter interactions. Basics of particle detection techniques
Core Documentation
(Leo W.R.)Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments [Springer-Verlag 1994](Perkins D.H.)Introduction to High Energy Physics, 4th edition, [Cambridge University Press, 2000]
(Cahn R.N. and Goldhaber G.)The experimental Foundations of Particle Physics [Cambridge University Press, 1989]
(Halzen F., Martin A.D.) Quarks and leptons [Wiley]
Additional slides and papers will be uploaded on the Course web page
Type of delivery of the course
The classes will be held mainly in a traditional manner, in such a way that students can acquire the knowledge and absorb the contents as described in the "Goals" section. A "historical" approach will be followed, whereby the phenomenology will be introduced and discussed in steps as scientists uncovered it experimentally and integrated it within a coherent theoretical model, the Standard Model. Slides will be used, whenever it's important to show plots or experimental set-ups. In order for students to learn how to read and comment a scientific paper and the description of a related detector, articles will also be provided and discussed in class. Section B will be based mostly on slides and papers. The ROOT tutorial will be held interactively by use of computers.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a presentation that the student gives, where they discuss one measurement in particle physics; or illustrate one aspect of the phenomenology identifyins also the main experimental results to study it. Students can start from a single article or work out a synthesis of multiple results. Describing an experimental result is always required, also of theorists. The exam continues with questions on the presentation and, then, moving on to any other topic within the scope of the course, to probe how well the student masters the subject and to check their ability to inter-connect several aspects of particle physics.