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Physics Master Information
Proseminars and Semester Papers
To organise a semester project take contact with one of the instructors.

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NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
402-0210-MSLProseminar Theoretical Physics Information Restricted registration - show details
The number of participants is limited.
W9 credits4SSupervisors
AbstractA guided self-study of original papers and of advanced textbooks in theoretical physics. Within the general topic, determined each semester, participants give a presentation on a particular subject and deliver a written report.
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402-0217-MSLSemester Project in Theoretical Physics Restricted registration - show details W9 credits18ASupervisors
AbstractThis course unit is an alternative if no suitable "Proseminar Theoretical Physics" is available of if the proseminar is already overbooked.
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Prerequisites / NoticeDie Leistungskontrolle erfolgt aufgrund eines oder mehrerer schriftlicher Berichte bzw. einer schriftlichen Arbeit. Vorträge können ein zusätzlicher Bestandteil der Leistungskontrolle sein.
402-0215-MSLExperimental Semester Project in Physics Information Restricted registration - show details W9 credits18ASupervisors
AbstractThe aim of the project is to give the student experience in working in a research environment, carrying out physics experiments, analysing and interpreting the resulting data.
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Prerequisites / NoticeDie Leistungskontrolle erfolgt aufgrund eines oder mehrerer schriftlicher Berichte bzw. einer schriftlichen Arbeit. Ein Vortrag über die gewonnenen Ergebnisse ist ein obligatorischer Bestandteil der Leistungskontrolle.
402-0740-00LExperimental Foundations of Particle PhysicsW8 credits3SM. Backhaus, M. Donegà
AbstractThe Standard Model of particle physics is a monumental achievement of human ingenuity. While typically approached from the theoretical side, in this proseminar we will collect the experimental evidence upon which the Standard Model has been built.
Learning objectiveThis course integrates knowledge of all detector components (tracking, calorimetry, trigger) in discussing the experiments as a whole.
It is meant to be complementary to the "Experimental Methods" course 402-0725-00L which introduces different detector technologies.
It also augments the particle physics master curriculum and is meant to be followed in parallel to PPP I (402-0891-00L) or PPP II (402-0702-00L).
ContentThe course will not follow the historical trajectory of experimental particle physics. It will instead try to give a modern view of the results of the experiments and show where they fit in the theoretical construction.

The students will read the original papers collected in the seminal text by Cahn and Goldhaber. The theory will be distilled to the very basics using the textbook by Bettini.

Introductory material:
- Review of basic relativistic kinematics (Lorentz transformations, invariant mass, etc..)
- Passage of particles through matter: Bethe Bloch dE/dx, bremsstrahlung, photon interactions, electromagnetic showers, hadronic showers, Cherenkov radiation, Transition Radiation

Experimental papers discussed in the course:
- Deep Inelastic scattering
- J/psi and tau discovery
- strong interaction: gluons and jets (anti-k_t jet clustering)
- parity violation, neutrino observation, neutrino helicity
- neutral current, W/Z discovery
- number of neutrino families, muon pair production asymmetry, W+W- production
- top/bottom discoveries
- Higgs discovery and properties
- CP violation in the kaon system
- Neutrino oscillations

The course is completed with in class detector demonstrations:
- cloud chamber
- cosmics rays with plastic scintillators
- cerenkov light in water
- silicon detectors
LiteratureCahn, Goldhaber "Experimental Foundations of Particle Physics" (2nd edition), Cambridge University Press
Bettini, “Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics” Cambridge University Press
Prerequisites / NoticeRecommended: Phenomenology of Particle Physics I (or II) (in parallel)
402-0717-MSLParticle Physics at CERN Information Restricted registration - show details W9 credits18PF. Nessi-Tedaldi, W. Lustermann
AbstractDuring the semester break participating students stay for 4 weeks at CERN and perform experimental work relevant to our particle physics projects. Dates to be agreed upon.
Learning objectiveStudents learn, by doing, the needed skills to perform a small particle physics experiment: setup, problem solving, data taking, analysis, interpretation and presentation in a written report of publication quality.
ContentDetailed information in: https://nessif.web.cern.ch/nessif/ETHTeilchenpraktikumCERN.html
Prerequisites / NoticeLanguage of instruction: English or German
402-0719-MSLParticle Physics at PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute) Restricted registration - show details W9 credits18PC. Grab
AbstractDuring semester breaks 6-12 students stay for 3 weeks at PSI and participate in a hands-on course on experimental particle physics. A small real experiment is performed in common, including apparatus design, construction, running and data analysis. The course includes some lectures, but the focus lies on the practical aspects of experimenting.
Learning objectiveStudents learn all the different steps it takes to perform a complete particle physics experiment in a small team. They acquire skills to do this themselves in the team, including design, construction, data taking and data analysis.
402-0340-MSLMedical Physics Restricted registration - show details W9 credits18PA. J. Lomax, K. P. Prüssmann
AbstractIn agreement with the lecturers a semester paper in the context of the topics discussed in the lectures can be written.
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