PHY211 Kern- und Teilchenphysik I
General Information
| Lecture: | Prof. Laura Baudis |
| Assistant: | Dr. Jose Cuenca |
| Exercises/tutorials: | |
| Lab course: | |
| Lecture: | Wednesdays 10:15 - 12:00, in Y16 G05 Fridays 10:15 - 12:00, in 22-F-62/68 |
| Exercises/tutorials | Fridays 10:15 - 12:00, in 22-F-62/68 Start: Friday, September 26, 2025 |
Literature
Modern Particle Physics - Mark Thomson, Cambridge University Press
Particles and Nuclei (Teilchen und Kerne) - Povh, B., Rith, K., Scholz, C., Zetsche, F., Springer
Elementarteilchenphysik - Christoph Berger, Springer
Nuclear and Particle Physics - B. R. Martin, Wiley
Introduction to Elementary Particles - David Griffiths, Wiley
Particle Physics - B. R. Martin, G, Shaw, Wiley
Grades
To be eligible for the exam, regular attendance in exercise sessions is required, 60% grade in exercises, and at least one demonstration of exercise on the blackboard. The grade will be from the written exam.
Lecture notes and exercises
The lecture notes, as well as the exercise problems and solutions are provided on OLAT.
Lecture topics
| Date | Lecture/exercise |
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17.09.25 |
Organisation; Introduction to lab course |
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19.09.25 |
Introduction, basic concepts |
|
24.09.29 |
Natural units and forces as quantum fields |
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26.09.25 |
Exercise 1 |
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01.10.25 |
Interactions and Feynman diagrams |
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03.10.25 |
Scattering processes and decay rates |
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08.10.25 |
Nuclear shapes, sizes and properties |
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10.10.25 |
Exercise 2 |
| 15.10.25 | Elastic scattering on nucleons |
| 17.10.25 | Deep inelastic scattering and structure functions |
| 22.10.25 | Properties of nuclei, nuclear stability |
| 24.10.25 | Exercise 3 |
| 29.10.25 | The nuclear force and nuclear models |
| 31.10.25 | The nuclear shell model |
| 05.11.25 | Accelerators |
| 07.11.25 | Exercise 4 |
| 12.11.25 | Particle identification |
| 14.11.25 | Detectors |
| 19.11.25 | Quarks, gluons and strong interaction |
| 21.11.25 | Exercise 5 |
| 26.11.25 | Hadrons |
| 28.11.25 | Particle production in e+e- collisions |
| 03.12.25 | Symmetries and conservation laws |
| 05.12.25 | Exercise 6 |
| 10.12.25 | Dirac equation |
| 12.12.25 | Introduction to the weak interaction |
| 17.12.25 | Parity violation |
| 19.12.25 | Exercise 7 |
Exam
- Written exam
- Date: January 14, 2025
- Time: 10.00-12.00
- Location: Y16 G05
Lab course
Please note that the lab course is a separate module (PHY221) for which you have to sign up separately. It consists of setting up a small experiment to measure the Positronium lifetime, collecting data, analyzing the data and writing a report.
The experiments will take place during the semester, in rooms Y 11-E-96 (Positronium).
To prepare, please see the Introduction to the lab course, and consult the manuals:
- Positronium manual (in English)
- Introductory slides
In case of questions, please contact Anna Macchiolo