UCL - Physique du neutrino et astroparticules

[PHY2234]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Giacomo Luca Bruno, Eduardo Cortina Gil, Eduardo Cortina Gil(supplée Krzysztof Piotrzkowski), Vincent Lemaitre, Krzysztof Piotrzkowski

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

Give the students the theoretical and experimental bases of neutrino physics and astrophysics.

Main themes

Neutrino basics
Neutrino mass: Standard Model and extensions
Neutrino oscillations in vacuum and in matter
Solar neutrinos: experiments
Atmospheric neutrinos: experiments
Neutrinos at nuclear reactors and at accelerators
Cosmic gamma ray detection
Cosmic X ray detection
High energy cosmic ray detection
Gravitational waves detection

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Students must have followed and passed at least the following exams: PHY2372 " Experimental methods and data processing " and PHY2131 "Elementary Particle Physics I"

Evaluation is based on the outcome of a final exam consisting in the discussion of one or more reports written by the student on specific subjects touched during the course.

Slides as well as additional documentation are made available to the students.