FYS9550 – Experimental high energy physics
Course description
Course content
Particle accelerator physics, including beam optics, RF technology and advanced accelerator concepts. Interaction between radiation and matter, modern detectors (ionizing detectors, scintillator systems, semiconductor detectors) and how they are used in experiments. Advanced techniques for data analysis.
Learning outcome
The objective of the course is to give an introduction to experimental techniques and accelerator technology for particle physics. The course includes particle accelerators physics, detectors and statistics/simulations. The course also gives an introduction to the general phenomena which occur when radiation reacts with matter. This will give the students a solid background for research and development projects within accelerator physics and high-energy physics instrumentation.
Admission
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
None.
Recommended previous knowledge
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with FYS4505 – Methods and Instrumentation for Nuclear and Particle Physics
- 5 credits overlap with FYS9505 – Methods and Instrumentation for Nuclear and Particle Physics
6 credits overlap against FYS380.
10 credits with FYS4550 – Experimental high energy physics (discontinued)
Teaching
The course extends over a full semester with 4 hours of teaching (lectures and colloquia) per week.
Examination
Grades will be given based on the evaluation of a home work counting approx. 20% and a final oral exam counting approx. 80%.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.