ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Particle Physics
Areas: Theoretical Physics
Center Faculty of Physics
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
To provide students an overview of the emerging field of astroparticle physics, understood as the exploration of the universe using high-energy photons, cosmic rays and neutrinos, and the search o dark matter and gravitational waves.
Familiarize students with the theoretical aspects of the field, and the novel detection methods using key experiments for the observation of astroparticles.
- Cosmic Rays (1st part): observations
Spectrum and Composition
Sources and Aceleration.
Propagation. Energy loss processes. GZK cutoff.
- Cosmic Rays (2nd part): detection. Extensive air showers.
Physical processes relevant for air shower production.
Cascade equations.
Particle fluxes in the atmosphere. Fenomenology.
Monte Carlo methods.
- Gamma rays
Gamma-ray fluxes. Introduction.
Production and sources of gamma-rays.
Propagation.
Gamma-ray detection
- Neutrinos
Production. Neutrino fluxes.
Atmospheric neutrinos. Cosmogenic neutrinos.
Neutrino flux limits.
Neutrino oscillations.
BASICA:
T. Stanev "High Energy Cosmic Rays", 2nd ed. Springer 2010.
M. Spurio “Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics”, Springer 2018.
M. Pimenta “Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics”, Springer 2018.
R. Engel, T.K. Gaisser, E. Resconi "Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics", 2nd ed. Cambridge Univ. Press 2016.
C. Grupen "Astroparticle Physics", Springer 2005.
COMPLEMENTARIA:
J.N. Bahcall "Neutrino astrophysics", Cambridge Univ. Press 1989.
M. Kachelriess "Lecture Notes on High Energy Cosmic Rays, arXiv:08001.4376v1 [astro-ph] 2008.
M.S. Longair "High Energy Astrophysics", Cambridge Univ. Press 1992-1994, 2 Vols.
T. Padmanabhan "Theoretical astrophysics", Cambridge Univ. Press 2000-2002 (3 Vols.)
G.B. Rybicki "Radiative Processes in Astrophysics", John Wiley & Sons 1979.
Internet resources:
Virtual classroom: it will include teaching material done by the professors and online resources.
Electronic books:
https://biblioteca-usc.gal/nova-coleccion-de-libros-electronicos/
BASICS AND GENERAL
CG01 - Acquire the ability to carry out research work as a team.
CG02 - Have the capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CG03 - Acquire the ability to write texts, articles or scientific reports in accordance with publication standards.
CG04 - Become familiar with the different modalities used for the dissemination of results and dissemination of knowledge in scientific meetings.
CG05 - Apply knowledge to solve complex problems.
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of
ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments
within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
CB10 - That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will
be largely self-directed or autonomous.
TRANSVERSE
CT01 - Ability to interpret texts, documentation, reports and academic articles in English, a scientific language
excellence.
CT02 - Develop the ability to make responsible decisions in complex and/or responsible situations.
SPECIFIC
CE07 - Acquire training to use the main computer tools and the management of the main techniques experimental studies of Nuclear and Particle Physics.
CE08 - Acquire in-depth knowledge of the structure of matter in the low energy regime and its characterization.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Provide the student with an overview of the emerging field of astroparticle physics, understanding as such the exploration of the universe using high-energy photons, cosmic rays and neutrinos, and the search for dark matter and gravitational waves.
Familiarize the student with the theoretical aspects of the field, and with the novel detection methods that use key experiments for the observation of astroparticles.
Classes and supervision of works and / or problems by the teacher.
Attendance, active participation and problems: 60 % of the total score.
Proposed works and projects: 40 % of the total score.
30 hours of class (20 h theory and 10 h seminar) , 1 h in very small group tutorials and 44 hours of homework for the student.
Attend the lessons, and perform the proposed work and problems.
Subject: No changes.
Enrique Zas Arregui
Coordinador/a- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Theoretical Physics
- Phone
- 881813970
- enrique.zas [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Lorenzo Cazon Boado
- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Theoretical Physics
- lorenzo.cazon [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
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