COLLIDER PARTICLE PHYSICS

Course objectives

A - Knowledge and understanding OF 1) To know the Collider basic principles and the most important Physics resulta obtained in this field. OF 2) To understand in which field of research are used the different kind of Colliders. OF 3) To understand the bacis principles of Detectors used in the Colliders. B - Application skills OF 7) To be able to participate to a Collider Physics Experiment OF 8) To be able to do the Data analysis of the Experiment. OF 9) To be able to apply methods/techniques… C - Autonomy of judgment OF 10) To be able to read and understand a pubblication on Particle Physics OF 11) To be able to integrate the knowledge acquired in order to carry on a research work in Particle Physics. D - Communication skills OF 13) To know how to communicate the results of his/her own research. E - Ability to learn OF 15) Have the ability to consult the sector specialised literature OF 16) Have the ability to evaluate the last results obtained in the field.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Introduction to lepton and hadron collider. Measurement of CP violation done at colliders. W and Z discovery at the proton-antiproton colliders. Discovery of the quark top. Most important results obtained at the Lep collider. The Hera Collider. Discovery of the Higgs boson at LHC. Precision Physics at LHC. New Physics Searches at LHC.
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the basic principle of the elementary particle physics.
Books
1) W. E. Burcham - M. Jobes – Nuclear and Particle Physics – Wiley 2) Yorikiyo Nagashima – Elementary Particle Physics – Wiley VCH 3) A.Bettini - Introduction to Particle Physics. 4) B.R.Martin, G.Shaw – Particle Physics 5) Povh, Rith, Scholz, Zetsche - Particles and Nuclei 6) M.Thomson–Modern Particle Physics 7) R.Cahn, G.Goldhaber – The experimental foundation of particle physics
Teaching mode
The arguments will be presented using the blackboard with the help of slides
Frequency
Attendance to the lectures is not mandatory but strongly recommended.
Exam mode
The student must be able to present clearly the arguments treated during the lectures and be able to discuss the connections, if any, among the different topics.
Lesson mode
The arguments will be presented using the blackboard with the help of slides
  • Lesson code10592577
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CoursePhysics
  • CurriculumFundamental Interactions: Theory and Experiment (Percorso valido anche fini del conseguimento del titolo multiplo italo-francese-svedese-ungherese) - in lingua inglese
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDFIS/01
  • CFU6