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Experimental Methods and Instruments of Particle Physics
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:48:21
Abstract
Physics and design of particle accelerators.Basics and concepts of particle detectors.Track- and vertex-detectors, calorimetry, particle identification.Special applications like Cherenkov detectors, air showers, direct detection of dark matter.Simulation methods, readout electronics, trigger and data acquisition.Examples of key experiments.
Objective
Acquire an in-depth understanding and overview of the essential elements of experimental methods in particle physics, including accelerators and experiments.
Content
1. Examples of modern experiments 2. Basics: Bethe-Bloch, radiation length, nucl. interaction length, fixed-target vs. collider, principles of measurements: energy- and momentum-conservation, etc 3. Physics and layout of accelerators 4. Charged particle tracking and vertexing 5. Calorimetry 6. Particle identification 7. Analysis methods: invariant and missing mass, jet algorithms, b-tagging 8. Special detectors: extended airshower detectors and cryogenic detectors 9. MC simulations (GEANT), trigger, readout, electronics
Resources
Lecture Notes
Slides are handed out regularly, seehttp://www.physik.uzh.ch/en/teaching/PHY461/
Learning Materials (Links)
- Main link
- Information
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 30 minutes
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture |
Experimental Methods and Instruments of Particle Physics
**together with University of Zurich**
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3 h weekly |
| exercise |
Experimental Methods and Instruments of Particle Physics
**together with University of Zurich**
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1 h weekly |