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Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Wurm
Event type:
online: Lecture/practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
08.128.737
Hours per week:
4
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Requirements / organisational issues:
The course adresses M.Sc. students and relies on knowledge obtained during the B.Sc. studies, especially ExPhys 4 (particle & nuclear physics and basic cosmology). ExPhys 5b (particle physics) is recommended.
Contents:
Astroparticle physics is at the intersection of particle physics, astro physics and cosmology. The lecture aims to give an overview of the following topics:
1. The expanding Universe and cosmological models
2. The Early Universe
3. Dark Matter
4. Cosmic Radiation
5. Neutrino Astronomy
6. Graviational waves
Recommended reading list:
1. Donald Perkins, Particle Astrophysics, Oxford 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-954545-9
2. A. Goobar and L. Bergstrom, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Springer 2004
3. M. S. Longair: High Energy Astrophysics, Cambridge, 2010
4. C. Grupen, Astroparticle Physics, Springer 2005
5. K. Zuber, Neutrino Physics, CRC Press 2012
6. H. V. Kalpdor-Kleingrothaus and K. Zuber, Teilchenastrophysik, Teubner 1997
7. P. Schneider, Extragalaktische Astronomie und Kosmologie, Springer 2008
Additional information:
Frequency: 2x 90 minutes per week. Every second week, one lecture is replaced by a 90 minute tutorial.
Digital teaching:
Status as of mid-January 21: The course will be held remotely.
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