Introduction to particle physics

Lecturer:

Jan Smolík (gar.)

Tutor:

Jan Smolík (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation

Synopsis:

In the modern particle physics experiments, there are specialists from other fields of science and engeneering including dosimetry. The aim of this lecture is to provide an introduction into problems of particle physics and the terminology used there for students of dosimetry.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

I. Basic concepts and values

1st Standard Model

2nd Historical insight

3rd Basic building blocks

4th Feymannovy diagrams

5th QCD and electroweak interactions

II. Detectors

1st Basic Principles

2nd Current detectors

III. Experiments

1st Atlas

2nd D0

3rd Dirac

4th Heavy ions

5th Astrophysical

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

The goal of lectures is to take the students around the particle

physics world and to introduce them into problems of modern particle

experiments.

Abilities:

We will practice the understanding of the relativistic and quantum spectacle of the universe.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1]Josef Zacek, Introduction to elementary particle physics, Karolinum 2005.(in Czech)

[2]Jiri Horejsi, History of the Standard Model Microphysics, www-hep.fzu.cz/Centrum/smodel(in Czech)

[3]Jiri Chyla, Quarks, partons and Quantum Chromodynamics, Academy press

Recommended references:

[4]R.Cahn, G.Goldhaber, The experimental foundations of particle physics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1995.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: