Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Drewes Marco;
Language
English
Prerequisites
Having followed LPHYS1241, LPHYS1341, LPHYS2131, LPHYS2122 et LPHYS2132 is an asset.
Main themes
The teaching unit gives an overview of experimental and observational evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The focus lies on two of the most studied problems, neutrino oscillations and the dark matter, and their theoretical interpretation.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | a. Contribution of the teaching unit to the learning outcomes of the programme (PHYS2M and PHYS2M1) 1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2. b. Specific learning outcomes of the teaching unit At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to : 1. describe neutrino oscillations in a simple quantum mechanical model ; 2. understand the role of neutrinos in particle physics and cosmology ; 3. be familiar with the most important neutrino experiments ; 4. understand the observational evidence for dark matter ; 5. follow the standard calculation for the density of cosmological thermal relics ; 6. put different explanations for the dark matter problem into context ; 7. have an overview of experimental search for dark matter. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Neutrinos and their role in the Standard Model of particle physics
Neutrino oscillations (experiment)
Neutrino masses (theory)
Neutrinos in cosmology (theory)
Evidence for the existence of dark matter (observational)
Dark matter theories
The search for dark matter
Neutrino oscillations (experiment)
Neutrino masses (theory)
Neutrinos in cosmology (theory)
Evidence for the existence of dark matter (observational)
Dark matter theories
The search for dark matter
Teaching methods
Lectures and integrative project.
Evaluation methods
Oral presentation and written report
Bibliography
Giunti and Kim - Fundamentals of Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics.
Kolb and Turner - The Early Universe.
Kolb and Turner - The Early Universe.
Faculty or entity
PHYS
