Academic year2016/17
CoursePHYSICS
Code192BB
Credits9
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| ASTROPARTICELLE | FIS/05 | LEZIONI | 54 | |
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Knowledge
The student are expected to acquire:
some knowledge of the principal cosmic ray characteristics and of the methods used for their detection;
knowledge on recent developments in the measurements and detection of neutrinos from the sun;
very basic knowledge of general relativity and of how to derive the Friedmann-Lemaitre equations;
basic knowledge of the standard cosmological models, of its limitations and of the possible dark matter candidates;
knowledge of the direct and indirect experimental detection methods of dark matter candidates.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
With the seminar the student will be assessed on his knowledge of the
material he chooses to present and to discuss the matter thoughtfully and with propriety of expression. He will also be assessed on the degree of knowledge of the rest of the program.
Methods:
Further information:
The final oral exam will consist of a seminar (50% of the weight) and one further question on the arguments of the program (the other 50% of the weight)
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Cosmic rays (CR) phenomenology. Charged particles motion in non uniform magnetic fields.
First and second order stochastic acceleration mechanisms. Cosmic rays transport equations. Possible
acceleration sources. Experimental methods for the detection of CR.
Stellar equilibrium. Neutrino emission in ordinary and degenerate cases.
Solar and atmospheric neutrinos detection.Neutrino masses and oscillations.
General relativity principles. Friedmann-Lemaitre equations. Measurements of cosmological parameters.
Thermodynamics of the first phases of the universe. Nucleosynthesis. Dark matter.
Possible candidates and their experimental detection methods.
Bibliography
M. S. Longair: High Energy astrophysics
R. N. Mohapatra and P. B. Pal, massive neutrinos in physics and astrophysics
S. Weinberg gravitation and cosmology
L. Bergstroem, A. Goodbar: Cosmology and particle astrophysics
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
