Neutrino physics
Course: High Energy Physics
Structural unit: Faculty of Physics
Title
Neutrino physics
Code
ОК 20
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1. Know the basics of neutrino physics, the main tasks and problems of this field and the main modern experiments.
2. Be able to interpret physical results, develop basic requirements for the experiment to solve specific problems in neutrino physics.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful study of general courses “Quantum mechanics”, “Nuclear physics”, “High enegry Physics”
2. Be able to solve problems in basic physics courses.
3. Have the skills to work on a computer to search for information on the Internet and write programs for data analysis and process modeling using Monte Carlo methods.
Course content
To form understanding modern research in neutrino physics and to know the key experiments in this field now and in the coming decades.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. R. Acciarri,...,V. Aushev et al. Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) : Volume 1: The LBNF and DUNE ProjectsFERMILAB-DESIGN-2016-01 , e-Print: arXiv:1601.05471 [physics.ins-det] Jan 20, 2016. 63 pp.
2. B. Pontecorvo, Sov. Phys. JETP 26 (1968) 984 [Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 53, 1717 (1968)].
3. N. Cabibbo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 10 (1963) 531;
4. M. Kobayashi and T. Maskawa, Prog. Theor. Phys. 49 (1973) 652.
5. Z. Maki, M. Nakagawa and S. Sakata, Prog. Theor. Phys. 28 (1962) 870.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture demonstration; hands-on classes; independent student work; consultations.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester grading:
1. Polls during lecturing (max. – 30 out of 100).
2. Modular tests (max. – 30 out of 100).
3. Final evaluation in the form of a test (max. –40 out of 100).
Language of instruction
English
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