PHY465 Experimental Astroparticle Physics
Lecturers
Laura Baudis, Michelle Galloway, Olaf Steinkamp, Shubhanshu Tiwari (lectures)
Diego Ramirez, Christian Wittweg (exercises)
Dates
Lectures and exercise sessions will take place at UZH Campus Irchel.
Lecture | Monday, 10:15 - 12:00, in Y27-H-28 |
Exercises | Wednesday, 09:00 - 11:00, in Y36-J-33 |
Exam | tbd |
The first exercise session will take place on March 2, 2022.
Exams
Each student is required to give a short talk (~25 min.) about one of the topics discussed in the lecture.
We will prepare a list of suggested topics. For further information, please contact the respective lecturers.
Contacts
If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact one of us:
Laura Baudis | UZH Y36 K48 | 044 63 55777 | lbaudis@physik.uzh.ch |
Michelle Galloway | UZH Y36 K38 | 044 63 56686 | galloway@physik.uzh.ch |
Olaf Steinkamp | UZH Y36 J05 | 044 63 55763 | olafs@physik.uzh.ch |
Shubhanshu Tiwari | UZH Y36-K34 | 044 63 55837 | stiwari@physik.uzh.ch |
Diego Ramirez | UZH Y36-K68 | 044 635 5740 | diego.ramirez@physik.uzh.ch |
Christian Wittweg | UZH Y36-K70 | 044 635 6692 | christian.wittweg@physik.uzh.ch |
Lecture topics
Introduction to astroparticle physics (21.02)
Introduction to cosmology (28.02)
Dark matter evidence (07.03)
Dark matter candidates (14.03)
Introduction to cosmic rays (21.03)
Indirect detection of dark matter, first part (28.03)
Indirect detection of dark matter, second part (04.04)
Neutrino phenomenology (11.04)
Neutrino oscialltions (25.04)
Neutrino masses (02.05)
Gravitational waves, first part (09.05)
Gravitational waves, second part (16.05)
Principles of direct dark matter detection (23.05)
Direct dark matter detection experiments (30.05)
Lecture material and exercises
Please see OLAT
Suggested topics for exams (coming soon)
Further Information
Literature
Particle Astrophysics, Donald Perkins, Oxford University Press, second edition
An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter, Stefano Profumo, World Scientific, 2017
Dark Matter in Astrophysics/Cosmology, Anne Green, Physics Lecture Notes, Les Houches Summer School Series (link to arXiv)
Dark Matter Direct Detection of Classical WIMPs, Jodi Cooley, Physics Lecture Notes, Les Houches Summer School Series (link to arXiv)
Particle Dark Matter, Particle Data Group review, Laura Baudis and Stefano Profumo (link to PDG reviews)