8 opintopisteen kurssi syksyllä 2008
in Physicum, room D116
Weeks 38-42, 44-50
Exercise session on Thu 16.15-18.00
in Physicum, room D116
Starting week 40
Lectures Kenneth Österberg
Physicum, 3rd floor, room B323
E-mail: kenneth.osterberg(at)helsinki.fi
Exercise sessions Fredrik Oljemark
Physicum, 3rd floor, room B322
E-mail: fredrik.oljemark(at)helsinki.fi
- Lecture notes main source: available here (pdf) and in course folder located in the bookshelves for courses at Physicums 2nd floor.
They follow largely:
E. Wilson: An Introduction to Particle Accelerators (Oxford University Press 2001) for the Accelerator part and
D. Green: The Physics of Particle Detectors (Cambridge University Press 2005) for the Experiment part - Very useful backup material:
Particle Data Group Reviews on Experimental Methods and Colliders
Proceedings of CERN Accelerator Schools e.g. Jyväskylä 1992, Loutraki 2000 or Zeuthen 2003
Particle Detector Briefbook
CERN Summer Student Lectures 2008
K. Kleinknecht: Detectors for Particle Radiation (2nd edition, Cambridge University Press 1998)
C. Grupen: Particle Detectors (Cambridge University Press 1996)
W.R. Leo: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments (2nd edition, Springer 1994)
- Introduction (15.9)
Accelerators (Part I):
- Particle Accelerator History and Basics (15.9)
- Transverse Beam Dynamics and Accelerator Lattice (16.9)
- Longitudinal Beam Dynamics (29.9)
- Accelerating Cavities (30.9)
- Electron Dynamics (6.10)
- Imperfections & instabilities (7.10)
- Colliders & cooling
- The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
- Future Colliders and Accelerator Applications
Experiments (Part II):
- Particle Detector History and Basics
- Tracking and Particle Interaction with Matter
- Gaseous charged particle detectors
- Semiconductor charged particle detectors
- Scintillation and Photon Detectors
- Energy Measurement and Jet Reconstruction
- Particle Identification
- Detector Systems, Trigger and Data Acquisition
- The LHC experiments
- Applications of Particle Dtectors
Exercises (8-10 papers) gives at maximum 15 points (1/3),
Two exams (one on accelerators, one on experiments) gives at maximum 15 points each (1/3).
First exam tue 11.11 14.15 - 18.15 in D116 - results
Second exam mon 15.12 14.15 - 18.15 in D116 - results+course grading
Exercises given latest on Thursdays, notification by e-mail, to be returned following Wednesday before 16.00.
Exercise papers available here (pdf) or from box at Physicum's 2nd floor close to student labs.
To be returned either to the locked box (rightmost row, 2nd from bottom) at Physicum's 2nd floor or by e-mail to fredrik.oljemark(at)helsinki.fi
Model answers to exercises available here in due time (pdf).
First lecture Mon 15.9 in D116 at 12.15 !!
No lectures Mon 22.9 and Tue 23.9 (lecturer traveling) !!
No lecture Tue 14.10 (lecturer traveling) !!
Send any comments or questions about this page to kenneth.osterberg(at)helsinki.fi