Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
EXPERIMENTAL TECNIQUES I IN HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS 1 200100805021 4 + 0 4.0 7.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The aim of this course is to learn the tools necessary to work experimentally in high energy physics, to be able to use them and to interpret the results.
Course Content Introduction, basic idea of measurements in particle collisions, apparatus, statistics, detector calibration, particle identification, event simulation, examples of physics analysis.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learns particle collisions
2) Have knowledge about devices required for colliders and their features
3) Learns the concepts of uncertainty, probability disribution and fit

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Measurements in Particle Collisions Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Cross Section, Luminosity Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Event Acceptance and Efficiency Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Apparatus, Particle Collisions in High Energy Physics Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Accelerators Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Detectors Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Midterm Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Statistics, Uncertainty Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Probability Distribution Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Error Propagation Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Detector Calibration Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Particle Identification Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Event Simulation Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Examples of Particle Physics Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
"Experimental Techniques in Modern High-Energy Physics" K. Hanagaki, J. Tanaka, M. Tomoto and Y. Yamazaki , Springer, 2022

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 5
Homework 3 5
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 15
Final Exam 1 15
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 15
1 20
1 20
1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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