The course provides an introduction to experimental nuclear and particle physics with emphasis on how fundamental discoveries arise from measurements. It covers the principles of accelerators and detector technologies, particle identification, and data analysis methods used in modern experiments. Building on these tools, the course explores the experimental foundations of the Standard Model—strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions, the quark model, and neutrino physics. Elements of nuclear physics such as radioactivity and nuclear structure are included for context and comparison. Examples are drawn from current experiments at CERN and large-scale observatories.
Lectures:
Di 12:00h - 14:00h, NB 3/99
Fr 10:00h - 12:00h, NB 3/99
Recap(15'); presentation of material (slides + ipad notes), 1h10; occasional voluntary test problems (5').
Exercise classes: Â
Fr 08:00h - 10:00h, NB 7/173
Fr 12:00h - 14:00h, NB 2/158
Fr 12:00h - 14:00h, NB 4/158
train students to solve exam problems.
Homework:
Weekly, some in groups, open-ended exploratory problems
Exam:
written exam with simple knowledge-base questions (trained at lecture), and calculation problems (trained in classes).
Mark computation:
(homework, exam) are weighted with (0.3, 0.7) or (0.7, 0.3) to maximize the overall score.
Pre-requirement:
Participants are assumed to have basic knowledge on nuclear physics from Physics IV. E.g. see lecture notes of Prof. A. von KeudellÂ
- Kursleiter/in: Mikhail Mikhasenko