Experimental Methods in Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics - PHYS736
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The slides shown in class only supplement but not substitute the in-class lecture notes. It is essential to follow up with the reading listed for each lecture.| Week | # | Day | Date | Topics |
References for this Class |
Homework & Required Reading for Next Class | Slides |
| 1 | 1 | Wed | Jan 23, 2013 |
Course Introduction - organization, syllabus, textbooks Radiation and Matter: - nuclear processes, radiation sources and radioactivity |
PDG, common radioactive sources | PDG, detectors for non-accelerator physics |
intro, lect1 |
| 2 | 2 | Mon | Jan 28, 2013 |
Radiation and Matter: - nuclear processes, radiation sources and radioactivity |
Leo, chapter 1&2 PDG, interaction with matter PDG, radioactivity |
PDG, interaction with matter PDG, radioactivity |
lect2 |
| 2 | 3 | Wed | Jan 30, 2013 |
Interaction of Radiation with Matter: - neutrons - photons |
Leo, chapter 1&2 PDG, interaction with matter PDG, radioactivity |
HW#1 due Feb 6 | lect3 |
| 3 | 4 | Mon | Feb 4, 2013 |
Interaction of Radiation with Matter: - photons - charged particles |
Longair, chapter 4 Leo, chapter 2 PDG, interaction with matter |
HW#2 due Feb 6 | lect4 |
| 3 | 5 | Wed | Feb 6, 2013 |
Interaction of Radiation with Matter: - photons - charged particles |
Longair, chapter 2 Longair, chapter 3 Longair, chapter 4 Leo, chapter 2 PDG, interaction with matter |
lect5 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mon | Feb 11, 2013 |
Review of Homework #1 |
PDG, detectors for non-accelerator physics |
Thermal Equilibrium Calorimeters Semiconductor Thermistors |
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| 4 | 7 | Wed | Feb 13, 2013 |
Examples of Particle Detectors (Prof. McCammon): - thermal detectors - microcalorimeters in astrophysis |
Enss, Cryogenic Particle Detection |
guest lecture | |
| 5 | 8 | Mon | Feb 18, 2013 |
Interaction of Radiation with Matter: - charged particles - radiation shielding, dose |
Leo, chapter 3 PDG, detectors for non-accelerator physics PDG, detectors for accelerators |
HW#3 due Feb 25 PDG, detectors for accelerators |
lect6 |
| 5 | 9 | Wed | Feb 20, 2013 |
Examples of Particle Detectors (Prof. Matt Herndon): - ATLAS and CMS |
PDG, detectors for
accelerators |
guest lecture | |
| 5 | 10 | Mon | Feb 25, 2013 |
Particle Detectors: - basic detector properties: - energy resolution - response function - dead time - scintillation detectors |
Leo, chapter 5 Knoll, chapter 4 PDG, detectors for non-accelerator physics PDG, detectors for accelerators |
Meeks and Siegel, Am.J.Phys.,Volume 76, Issue 6, pp. 589-590 Lucke, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 47, 766 (1976), doi:10.1063/1.1134733 |
lect7 |
| 6 | 11 | Wed | Feb 27, 2013 |
Particle Detectors: - scintillation detectors |
Leo, chapter 5-7 Knoll, chapter 5-8 Leo, chapter 10 Meeks and Siegel, Am.J.Phys.,Volume 76, Issue 6, pp. 589-590 Lucke, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 47, 766 (1976), doi:10.1063/1.1134733 |
lect8 | |
| 7 | 12 | Mon | Mar 4, 2013 |
Examples of Particle Detectors (Prof. Albrecht Karle): - IceCube and Detectors for High Energy Astrophysics |
PDG, detectors for non-accelerator
physics |
guest lecture | |
| 7 | 13 | Wed | Mar 6, 2013 |
Review of Homework #3 |
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8 |
14 | Mon | Mar 11, 2013 |
Particle Detectors: - scintillation detectors |
Leo, chapter 10 PDG, detectors for non-accelerator physics PDG, detectors for accelerators Leo, chapter 4 |
lect9 | |
| 8 | 15 | Wed | Mar 13, 2013 |
Particle Detectors: - ionization detectors |
Leo, chapter 10 PDG, detectors for non-accelerator physics PDG, detectors for accelerators Leo, chapter 4 |
HW#6 due Mar 22 read arXiv:1211.4508 |
lect10 |
| 9 | 16 | Wed | Mar 20, 2013 |
Particle Detectors: - seminconductor detectors |
Leo, chapter 10 PDG, detectors for non-accelerator physics PDG, detectors for accelerators Leo, chapter 4 |
read arXiv:1211.4508 | lect11 |
| 9 | 17 | Fri | Mar 22, 2013 |
Statistics: - syst and stat errors - parameter estimation - confidence intervals and limits |
Bevington, chapters 10,11 |
lect12 | |
| 10 | Mon | Mar 25, 2013 | Spring Break | ||||
| 10 | Wed | Mar 27, 2013 | Spring Break | ||||
| 11 | 18 | Mon | Apr 1, 2013 |
Statistical Methods: Statistics: - syst and stat errors - parameter estimation - confidence intervals and limits |
Bevington, chapters 10,11 James, chapters 10-11 Barlow, chapters 7-9 PDG, statistics |
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lect13 |
| 11 | 19 | Wed | Apr 3, 2013 |
Statistical Methods: - maximum likelihood - least square method - hypothesis testing and significance - goodness of fit - Bayesian/Frequentist approach |
Bevington, chapter 5 James, chapters 10-11 Barlow, chapters 7-9 PDG, statistics |
HW#7 due Apr 10 Feldman and Cousin, Phys. Rev. D 57 |
lect14 |
| 11 | 19 | Fri | Apr 5, 2013 |
Statistical Methods: - maximum likelihood - least square method - hypothesis testing and significance - goodness of fit - Bayesian/Frequentist approach |
Bevington, chapter 5 James, chapters 10-11 Barlow, chapters 7-9 PDG, statistics |
lect15 | |
| 11 | 20 | Mon | Apr 8, 2013 |
Review of Errors - Practice Session |
Bevington 3,4 Barlow, chapters 2,4 PDG, statistics |
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| 12 | 21 | Wed | Apr 10, 2013 |
Statistical Methods: - Feldman/Cousin method Analysis Techniques: - blind analysis |
PDG, monte carlo techniques PDG, MC particle numbering scheme Blind Analysis in Nuclear and Particle Physics |
lect16 | |
| 13 | 22 | Mon | Apr 15, 2013 |
Numerical Methods: - roots of equations - numerical integration - simultaneous equations - matrix eigenvalue problem |
Hornbeck, chapters 2-4 Hornbeck, chapters 5, 8 Hornbeck, chapters 6,9,10 Bevington, appendices A-B |
lect17 | |
| 13 | 22 | Wed | Apr 17, 2013 |
No lecture - Course project preparations |
instructions and list of projects course project proposal instructions Preparing a presentation of your course project effective talks and science communication |
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| 13 | 24 | Wed | Apr 17, 2013 |
Numerical Methods: - roots of equations - numerical integration - simultaneous equations - matrix eigenvalue problem |
Hornbeck, chapters 2-4 Hornbeck, chapters 5, 8 Hornbeck, chapters 6,9,10 Bevington, appendices A-B |
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| 13 | 24 | Mon | Apr 22, 2013 |
Numerical Methods: - roots of equations - numerical integration - simultaneous equations - matrix eigenvalue problem |
Hornbeck, chapters 2-4 Hornbeck, chapters 5, 8 Hornbeck, chapters 6,9,10 Bevington, appendices A-B |
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| 14 | 25 | Wed | Apr 24, 2013 |
Statistics Review: - error matrix - covariances |
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| 14 | 26 | Mon | Apr 29, 2013 |
Accelerator Techniques: - introduction & history - basic accelerator techniques |
Henley, chapter 2 PDG, accelerator physics of colliders PDG, high-energy collider parameters |
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| 15 | 26 | Wed | May 1, 2013 |
Accelerator Techniques: - review of homework #8 - accelerator machines - collisions |
PDG, accelerator physics of colliders PDG, high-energy collider parameters |
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| 15 | 26 | Mon | May 6, 2013 |
Course Review: - what did we learn? |
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| 16 | 26 | Wed | May 8, 2013 |
Course Project: - preparations |
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| 17 | 27 | Fri | May 10, 2013 |
Course Project: - final presentations |
finalpresentations |
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