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| FIZL7380 | Modern Particle Physics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Mehmet DEMİRCİ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Aim of this course is to provide a broad overview of our current understanding of particle physics and gather all the basic knowledge and tools that are necessary to understand the properties and interactions of the fundamental particles in the framework of Standard Model.
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | To learn the fundamental particles and interactions in SM. | 1,2 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | To have knowledge about Standard Model. | 1,2 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | To learn calculation of decay rates and cross sections. | 1,2 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | To learn properties and interactions of neutrino in SM. | 1,2 | | | PO - 5 : | To have knowledge about physics beyond Standard Model. | 1,2 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The Standard Model of particle physics, Decay rates and cross sections, The Dirac equation, Interaction by particle exchange, Electron-positron annihilation, Electron-proton elastic scattering, Symmetries and the quark model, The weak interaction, The weak interactions of leptons, Neutrinos and neutrino oscillations, Neutrino-electron scattering, CP violation and weak hadronic interactions, Electroweak unification, The Higgs boson, The Standard Model and beyond. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The Standard Model of particle physics | | | Week 2 | Decay rates and cross sections | | | Week 3 | The Dirac equation | | | Week 4 | Interaction by particle exchange | | | Week 5 | Electron-positron annihilation | | | Week 6 | Electron-proton elastic scattering | | | Week 7 | Symmetries and the quark model | | | Week 8 | Midterm | | | Week 9 | The weak interaction | | | Week 10 | The weak interactions of leptons | | | Week 11 | Neutrinos and neutrino oscillations | | | Week 12 | Neutrinos-electron scattering | | | Week 13 | CP violation and weak hadronic interactions | | | Week 14 | Electroweak unification | | | Week 15 | The Higgs boson | | | Week 16 | The Beyond Standard Model | | | |
| 1 | Modern Particle Physics, Mark Thomson, Cambridge University Press, 2013 | | | |
| 1 | Modern Elementary Particle Physics : Explaining and Extending the Standard Model, Gordon Kane, Cambridge University Press, 2017 | | | 2 | Particle Physics, B. R. Martin, G. Shaw, WILEY, 2008. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 16 | 48 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 16 | 80 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 13 | 1 | 13 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 60 | 1 | 60 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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