Introduction to physics at the LHC
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 1100-IPLHC |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: | (brak danych) / (brak danych) |
Nazwa przedmiotu: | Introduction to physics at the LHC |
Jednostka: | Wydział Fizyki |
Grupy: |
Fizyka, II stopień; przedmioty sp. "Fizyka jądrowa i cząstek elementarnych" Physics (Studies in English); 2nd cycle Przedmioty do wyboru dla doktorantów; |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Założenia (opisowo): | It is assumed: the knowledge of the special theory of relativity (kinematics and relativistic dynamics), and the basics of quantum mechanics and physics of elementary particles. |
Skrócony opis: |
This lecture series is a review of modern experimental techniques and the results obtained at the LHC. The CMS case will be treated as an example and compared to other LHC detectors (collaboration efforts). The lectures are addressed to 2nd and 3rd cycle students interested in particle physics. |
Pełny opis: |
In the series of lectures the following topics will be covered: I. Introduction (4h) 1) From conception to the Higgs boson discovery 1.1) Motivation for the LHC 1.2) Conception of the LHC and its detectors 1.3) State of the art at the end of LEP and Tevatron 1.4) First results and the discovery of the Higgs boson 2) What can be studied at the LHC 2.1) Uniqueness of the LHC and its experiments 2.2) Main physics topics 3) The CMS detector (a case study) 3.1) Design 3.2) Trigger 3.3) Sub-detectors 3.4) Event reconstruction: the particle-flow technique 3.5) Beyond design II. Higgs boson physics (8h) 1) Introduction to the Higgs boson 2) Precise measurements with bosonic decay channels 3) Yukawa couplings between the Higgs boson and fermions 4) Results with combination of measurements 5) Rare processes III. Searches Beyond Standard Model (6h) 1) Supersymmetry 2) Exotica: prompt particles 3) Exotica: long-living particles 4) Dark Matter IV. Vector Boson Scattering & other precise electroweak measurements (8h) 1) Introduction to Vector Boson Scattering (VBS) 2) Overview of VBS experimental results from CMS 3) Selective review of non-VBS electroweak physics at CMS 4) Effective field theories and their implementation in data analysis V. Future of accelerator physics (2h) 1) Preparations to Run 3 of the LHC 2) Preparations to the High Luminosity LHC 3) Future accelerators |
Efekty uczenia się: |
I. KNOWLEDGE After completing the course, the student: 1. Knows the basics of the Standard Model of particles and fundamental interactions; 2. Knows the construction of a typical universal detector used to study hadron interactions at the highest energies, and methods of event reconstruction and analysis; 3. Is familiar with the broad spectrum of analyses performed at the LHC to test the Standard Model and to search for phenomena beyond its predictions. II. SKILLS After completing the course, the student: 1. Is able to interpret the publications of experiments in particle physics, in particular of experiments at the LHC; 2. Can analyze phenomenological publications in terms of possibilities testing experimentally models proposed therein. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Exam: a short (~20') presentation of one publication related to discussed topics (selected from a predefined list). |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Fizyki.