Cristiano BOZZA | EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS

cod. 0512600032

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS

	0512600032
	DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA "E.R. CAIANIELLO"
	EQF6
	PHYSICS
	2017/2018

PERCORSO COMUNE Cohort 2015/2016

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
FIS/04	4	32	LESSONS	OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
FIS/04	2	24	LAB	OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH OPERATIONAL KNOW-HOW ON METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE PROVIDES OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODS REQUIRED IN NUCLEAR AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENTATION, PROCEDURES AND DATA HANDLING. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON LEARNING SESSIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND SPECIFIC CASE STUDIES IN NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS. THEY DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO OPTIMISE AND DESIGN EXPERIMENTS.

THE COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH OPERATIONAL KNOW-HOW ON METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE COURSE PROVIDES OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODS REQUIRED IN NUCLEAR AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENTATION, PROCEDURES AND DATA HANDLING.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON LEARNING SESSIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND SPECIFIC CASE STUDIES IN NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS. THEY DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO OPTIMISE AND DESIGN EXPERIMENTS.

	Prerequisites
	BASICS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS SPECIAL RELATIVITY CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM CLASSICAL MECHANICS

	Contents
	1 MOTION OF A PARTICLE IN MEDIUM 1.1 MULTIPLE SCATTERING 1.2 BREMSSTRAHLUNG 1.3 ELECTROMAGNETIC SHOWERS 1.4 HADRONIC SHOWERS 2 DETECTION TECHNIQUES 2.1 NUCLEAR EMULSIONS 2.2 PROPORTIONAL TUBES, MWPC, RPC, TPC 2.3 PHOTOMULTIPLIERS 2.4 SCINTILLATORS 2.5 SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS (STRIP/PAD/PIXEL) 2.6 CHERENKOV COUNTERS AND TRD 2.7 READOUT AND SIGNAL PROCESSING ELECTRONICS 3 SPECTROMETRY 4 CALORIMETRY 5 LABORATORY EXPERIENCES: 5.1 DATA COLLECTION FROM NUCLEAR EMULSIONS, HANDLING AND TRACK/EVENT RECONSTRUCTION 5.2 DATA COLLECTION FROM PHOTOMULTIPLIERS, HANDLING AND TRACK/EVENT RECONSTRUCITON 5.3 RECONSTRUCTION OF EVENTS WITH COMPLEX TOPOLOGIES 5.4 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES

Contents

1 MOTION OF A PARTICLE IN MEDIUM
1.1 MULTIPLE SCATTERING
1.2 BREMSSTRAHLUNG
1.3 ELECTROMAGNETIC SHOWERS
1.4 HADRONIC SHOWERS

2 DETECTION TECHNIQUES
2.1 NUCLEAR EMULSIONS
2.2 PROPORTIONAL TUBES, MWPC, RPC, TPC
2.3 PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
2.4 SCINTILLATORS
2.5 SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS (STRIP/PAD/PIXEL)
2.6 CHERENKOV COUNTERS AND TRD
2.7 READOUT AND SIGNAL PROCESSING ELECTRONICS

3 SPECTROMETRY

4 CALORIMETRY

5 LABORATORY EXPERIENCES:
5.1 DATA COLLECTION FROM NUCLEAR EMULSIONS, HANDLING AND TRACK/EVENT RECONSTRUCTION
5.2 DATA COLLECTION FROM PHOTOMULTIPLIERS, HANDLING AND TRACK/EVENT RECONSTRUCITON
5.3 RECONSTRUCTION OF EVENTS WITH COMPLEX TOPOLOGIES
5.4 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES

	Teaching Methods
	THEORETICAL LECTURES / PRACTICAL LEARNING OF EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS. INFORMATION LEARNED DURING LECTURES TURNS INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN THE LABORATORY ACTIVITY. LECTURES WILL TAKE 32 HOURS (4 CFU) WHEREAS LABORATORY TRAINING WILL TAKE 24 HOURS (2 CFU).

	Verification of learning
	FULFILMENT OF LEARNING GOALS IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH A SCORE ON A SCALE OF 30 GRADES. THE FINAL EXAM CONSISTS IN DISCUSSING A SHORT DISSERTATION ON ONE OF THE EXPERIMENTS OR TECHNIQUES PRACTICED IN THE LABORATORY ACTIVITY, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES. ONLY THE SUBJECTS EXPLAINED IN THE LECTURES AND PRACTICED IN THE LABORATORY ACTIVITY MUST BE COVERED. NO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS REQUIRED. THE DISSERTATION MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE TEACHER AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE IN PAPER FORMAT WITH ALL OF ITS SHEETS SIGNED.

Verification of learning

FULFILMENT OF LEARNING GOALS IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH A SCORE ON A SCALE OF 30 GRADES.

THE FINAL EXAM CONSISTS IN DISCUSSING A SHORT DISSERTATION ON ONE OF THE EXPERIMENTS OR TECHNIQUES PRACTICED IN THE LABORATORY ACTIVITY, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES. ONLY THE SUBJECTS EXPLAINED IN THE LECTURES AND PRACTICED IN THE LABORATORY ACTIVITY MUST BE COVERED. NO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS REQUIRED. THE DISSERTATION MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE TEACHER AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE IN PAPER FORMAT WITH ALL OF ITS SHEETS SIGNED.

	Texts
	MAIN REFERENCE BOOK 1 G. KNOLL "RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT" 4TH EDITION, JOHN WILEY & SONS 2 TEACHER'S NOTES ON SPECIFIC ITEMS ADDITIONAL REFERENCE BOOK SUGGESTED 3 W. LEO "TECHNIQUES FOR NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS: A HOW-TO APPROACH" 2ND EDITION, SPRINGER VERLAG

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Cristiano BOZZA | EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR NUCLEAR AND SUBNUCLEAR PHYSICS