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Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sebastian Böser
Event type:
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. The course materials are in English, the course itself can be held in German or English.
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:
The course is 2x 90 minutes per Week. Initially some lectures will be replace by exercises, in later parts of the course talks by the participants will be added.
Digital teaching:
Status as of February 2021: The course is planned as in-person event, but can be changed to a hybrid or a pure online course as required.
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