COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ISLAMABAD

Department of Physics

PHY- 471 –High Energy Physics – I (3-0-3) Instructor: Dr Yasir Ali

Fall Semester 2017 (7th/8th Semester – BPH)

COURSE SCHEDULE & GRADING POLICY

1. COURSE OUTLINE

 Introduction to High Energy Physics and Creation of Universe.

 Quarks and leptons (Standard Model).
 Relativistic Kinematics,
 Basic interactions including Electromagnetic interaction - Quantum Electrodynamics
(QED ).
 Strong interaction - Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD).
 Weak interaction (Electroweak model).
 Gravity and High Energy Physics.
 Feynman diagrams.
 Sources of high energy particles: Cosmic rays: Accelerators and colliders. Particle
Detectors, Detection of the high energy particles.
 Interaction of the particles with medium.,
 Measurement and Error calculations.
 High Energy Physics with LHC.
 Problems in High Energy Physics.
 Possible Solution; Main results.

2. PRE-REQUISITE: PHY343 Quantum Mechanics II

3. TEXT BOOK (T): Introduction to High Energy Phyiscs 4th Edition by Donald. H. Perkins. (T)

Reference Books (R):

1. Introduction to Elementary Particle physics by Alessandro Bettini. (R1)

2. Understanding the Universe from Quarks to Cosmos by Don Lincoln. (R2)
3. Introduction to Elementary Particles 2nd Revised Edition by David Griffiths. (R3)
4. Introduction to Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics by J. Barthe. (R4)
4. GRADING POLICY:

The final grade for each student will be evaluated as follows:

Assignments 10%
Quizzes 15%
First sessional examination 10%
Second sessional examination 15%
Terminal Examination 50%

Roadmap PHY-471 (High Energy Physics - I)

Lecture Topic Textbook

No. chapter /
section
1. Introduction to High Energy Physics, Basic T Ch 1
concepts and Creation of Universe
2. Quarks and leptons (Standard Model). T Ch 1, R2 Ch 3

3. Relativistic Transformations and Kinematics R1 Ch 1, T Ch 1

4. Force carriers and Fundamental Interactions T1 Ch 2
5. Electromagnetic Interaction (QED) T1 Ch 2
6. Strong Interaction (QCD) R2 Ch 4,
7. Weak Interaction, Electroweak model R2 Ch 4
8. quiz # 1, (Standard Model)

9. Gravity in Standard model R2 Ch 4

10. Introduction to Feynman diagrams. T1 Ch 2
11. Sources of high energy particles Cosmic R1 Ch 1
rays
12. Accelerators and colliders R2 Ch 4
13. FIRST SESSIONAL EXAMINATION
14. Linear accelerators and Synchrotrons R2 Ch 6
15. Introduction to Particle detectors T1 Ch 11
16. Detection of the high energy particles T1 Ch 11
17. quiz # 2 (Particle Detection)
18. Types of detectors i.e , Gas detectors, R2 Ch 6
19. Detectors, Scintillators, etc.. R2 Ch 6
20. Interaction of the particles with medium T1 Ch 11
21. Passage of radiation through matter T1 Ch 11
22. quiz # 3 (Interaction of radiation)
 23. Measurement and Error calculations. Research papers
24. Statistical and Systematic errors, Research papers
Fluctuations
25. High Energy Physics with LHC R2
26. SECOND SESSIONAL EXAMINATION
27. Quark Gluon Plasma R4 Ch 2
28. Signatures of Quark Gluon Plasma R4 Ch 12
29. Higgs boson and Higgs Field R2 and Research
Papers
30. Physics beyond standard model R2 Ch 8
31. Problems in High Energy Physics R2 Ch 8
32. Possible Solution and main results -------
33. quiz # 4 (Quark Gluon Plasma/Higgs boson)
34. Revision of Course --------

NOTE: In addition 4 Assignments and presentation will be the part of course

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