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Instructors: Stefan Schoppmann
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:
- | -
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 upon mutual agreement.
Compulsory attendance:
Participation is recommended, but not mandatory.
Contents:
Astroparticle physics is at the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. The lecture aims to give an introductory overview of the following topics:
1. Cosmological Models
2. The Early Universe
3. Sun, Stars, and Earth
4. Dark Matter
5. Cosmic Radiation
6. Neutrino Astronomy
7. Gravitational 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
8. J. Kregenow and C. Ferrie, Astrophysics, Sourcebooks 2018
Additional information:
The course is 2x 90 minutes per week, including 45 minutes of excercise class each week.
Digital teaching:
The course is planned as in-person event.
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