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Instructors: Björn Sören Schlimme
Event type:
Lecture/practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
08.128.807
Hours per week:
4
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Requirements / organisational issues:
Experimental Physics 5b: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Contents:
In this course special topics in hadron and particle physics will be discussed with an emphasis on fixed-target scattering experiments. It is primarily aimed at students in the Master's program. Interested doctoral students are also very welcome.
The lecture will begin with a brief review of elementary particles, fundamental interactions, their symmetries, and their relation to nuclear physics. On this basis, modern approaches to describe nuclear interactions will be presented. This will be followed by an introduction to scattering theory. The possibilities of testing the nuclear interactions in scattering experiments will be discussed, with a focus on few-body systems. Moreover, examples of symmetry tests at low energies will be given.
In the second part of the course, the focus will shift to electron scattering experiments, conducted at accelerators such as MAMI and MESA here in Mainz. Selected topics include measurements of the proton form factors and the associated proton radius puzzle, exploration of the charge distribution of the neutron, and the search for dark sector particles.
The course will delve into experimental requirements and techniques, along with an explanation of the basic theory behind these measurements. Regular exercises will be provided to complement the lectures.
Ela Stephan, an expert in experimental few-nucleon physics and a guest professor from the University of Silesia, will lead the first part of the lecture. The second part will be conducted by Sören Schlimme.
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