Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
10 credits
52.5 h + 7.5 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Bruno Giacomo; Lemaitre Vincent; Piotrzkowski Krzysztof;
Language
English
Main themes
Principles and applications of particle acceleration - Accelerator physics - Neutrino physics - Dark matter - Precision measurements at low energies - Gravitational waves ' Cosmic microwave background ' Radio-telescopes.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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a. Contribution of the teaching unit to the learning outcomes of the programme (PHYS2M) 1.2,1.3,1.4, 1.6, 2.1,3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 8.1. b. Specific learning outcomes of the teaching unit At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to : 1. explain and discuss in detail the advanced experiments that have been setup in fundamental interactions physics ; 2. write a report that documents an experiment in physics of the fundamental interactions ; 3. link theoretical concepts to their manifestation in real environments ; 4. analyse the sources of uncertainty about an experimental measurement and evaluate their impact on the scientific conclusions of an experiment. |
Content
Principles of particle acceleration. Underlying physics and experiment description for the following subjects : Higgs boson, top quark and beyond-the-Standard Model physics (LHC collider) - Flavour physics (experiments at B-factories and NA62) - Neutrino physics - Dark matter - Precision measurements at low energies (e.g. muon g-2, electron EDM,...) - Gravitational waves – Cosmic microwave background – Radio-telescopes.
Teaching methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Lectures in class.Integrative personal projects, whose subjects are left to the student’s choice.
Reading portfolio for personal study.
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Evaluation of personal projects reports.Oral exam, partly based on the projects reports.
Other information
Following the sanitary conditions, the modalities of the teaching AND the examination could be reassessed according to the situation and the rules in force.
Bibliography
Des diapositives de cours et des documents supplémentaires sur les sujets traités sont disponibles sur le site MoodleUCL de l’unité d’enseignement.
Course slides and additional documents on the subjects addressed are available on the MoodleUCL website of the teaching unit.
Course slides and additional documents on the subjects addressed are available on the MoodleUCL website of the teaching unit.
Faculty or entity
PHYS
