Detectors. Decay Rates and Cross Sections.

4 Março 2020, 08:30 • Nuno Barros

• Continuation from previous topic
• Particle detectors
• Collider experiments
• Collider vs Fixed target
• Decay rates and Cross Sections
• Review of Special Relativity. Introduction of notation.
• Introduction of Mandelstam  variables
• Introduction to the Dirac delta function

Introduction and Detector Concepts

28 Fevereiro 2020, 08:30 • Nuno Barros

• Revision of concepts
• Units
• Basic concepts of particle physics 
• Feynman diagrams
• Decays and scattering
• Accelerators
• Interaction of particles with matter

Not Taught.

21 Fevereiro 2020, 08:30 • Nuno Barros

Skipped class due to student calendar conflict (and lack of previous subject covered).

Introduction

19 Fevereiro 2020, 08:30 • Nuno Barros

• Introduction of the lecturer
• Description of class, structure of the course and recommended bibliography
• Discussion of evaluation method