Scheda programma d'esame
LABORATORY OF FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTIONS
MARCO STANISLAO SOZZI
Academic year2019/20
CoursePHYSICS
Code280BB
Credits15
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
MODULO AFIS/01LABORATORI225
ROBERTO DELL'ORSO unimap
LUCA GALLI unimap
MARCO STANISLAO SOZZI unimap
MODULO BFIS/01LABORATORI225
ROBERTO DELL'ORSO unimap
GIOVANNI PUNZI unimap
Learning outcomes
Knowledge

The student will learn the basics of the phenomenology of matter and radiation interactions and the principles of single particle detection.

Assessment criteria of knowledge

The assessment of the acquired knowledge will be performed partly through the evaluation of its usage during the laboratory work, partly based on the written reports produced during the course,and partly through the final oral examination for what concerns the basic underlying principles.

Skills

The student will acquire the skills required to perform a complete measurement of a physical quantity in the lab, studying all their aspects related to the evaluation of uncertainties, and learning to cope with the experimental and intrinsic limitations of the measurement itself. He/she will also acquire the skills required to present in public the performed work, and to describe it properly in written form.

Assessment criteria of skills

The student skills will be assessed during the laboratory activities, through the illustration of workk in seminars for students and teachers, and the preparation of written reports on the performed measurements.

Behaviors

The student will learn how to behave in order to deal with the many aspects to be considered and the difficulties to be overcome in performing a complete physical measurement, and how to be proactive in evaluating original solutions to the posed problems.

Assessment criteria of behaviors

The student's beaviour will be evaluated during the laboratory work.

Prerequisites

Classical physics, special relativity, basic notions of quantum mechanics. Statistics.

Syllabus

Interation of matter and radiation, basic notions, cross section, mean free path, relativistic kinematics.
Notions of radioactivity and radioprotection.
Energy loss by ionization, range, ionization chambers, wire and drift chambers, solid state detectors, magnetic spectrometers.
Scintillation process and detectors.
Cerenkov effect and detectors.
Photon interactions, calorimetry.
Notions on electronic detection chain, data acquisition, modular electronics.

Bibliography

Leo - Techniques for nuclear and particle physics experiments
Fernow - Introduction to experimental particle physics
Grupen - Particle detectors
Particle Data Group - Review of particle physics

Non-attending students info

Performing laboratory experiences in groups during the course is mandatory.

Assessment methods

The exam includes an evaluation of the written reports on laboratory work performed in groups, their oral discussion, and the assessment of the knowledge of basic single-particle interaction and detection principles.

Additional web pages

https://elearning.df.unipi.it/course/view.php?id=265

Updated: 30/08/2019 16:39