Physics 564 - Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics

In-class presentation: December 3^th and 5^th

Written report: December 9^th

Written report:

Prepare a brief (about 5 page) summary of an important experimental result that has shaped our understanding of the Standard Model, or has provided a key test of the Standard Model. Suggested topics may be selected from the list below. You are also expected to prepare your written report using a LaTeX style template that is appropriate for submitting a manuscript to a journal. A good example can be found on the IOP web site. Follow their steps and you will find a link to their LaTeX template in step 2. The grading rubric will be approximately as follows:

Element	Grading
Appropriately chosen topic	5
Discussion with me prior to presentation/submission	5
Use of LaTeX style file appropriate for journal article	10
Physics motivation	10
Measurement principle	10
Beam/accelerator facility	10
Experimental description	10
Primary results including statistical uncertainty	10
Sources of systematic uncertainty	10
Conclusions - how does this inform us about the structure of the Standard Model?	10
Pitty points	10
Total	100

In-class presentation:

Here is a powerpoint template for your talk: Phys56400_talk_template.pptx

Students will make a brief (12 minutes + questions) presentation in class of a particular aspect of modern particle physics. Here is a growing list of possible topics to consider. One good source of review articles is the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Another good source of review articles is provided by SPIRES although their list is somewhat out of date in some cases. Suggest a topic yourself and I'll try to find a good review article on which you might base your presentation.

Suggested Topics:

Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2005, 55:27-69	Neutron electric dipole moment
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2004, 54:141-174	The Brookhaven Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment Experiment
http://xxx.lanl.gov/	Determination of α_s/Tests of QCD
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2002, 52:115-151	Double Beta Decay
MiniBoone, LSND and KARMEN	ν_μ to ν_e oscillations ?!?
(http://xxx.lanl.gov)	Direct CP violation in B meson decays
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2003, 53:199-218	Observation of the Tau Neutrino
KTeV experiment	Direct CP violation in the K⁰ decays
(http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/)	Solar Neutrinos
(http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index_e.html)	Atmospheric neutrinos
(http://www-numi.fnal.gov/index.html)	NuMI/MINOS experiment: ν_μ disappearance experiment
(http://www.awa.tohoku.ac.jp/KamLAND)	KamLAND experiment: ν_e disappearance experiment
(http://neutrinooscillation.org/)	More neutrino results
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 092001-1-5 (2005)	Proton structure
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2003, 53:301-351	Top-Quark Physics
	Precision measurements of m_t and m_W
	Precision tests of the Standard Model at LEP

Chosen topics

December 3^th

Person		Subject
Emroz Khan	Muon neutirino to electron neutrino oscillation
Simran Gurdasani	Tau polarization forward-backward asymmetry
Juehang Qin	Coherent neutrino scattering
Bhagya Subrayan	Solar neutrinos

December 5^th

Person		Subject
Myungwon Hwang	Direct CP violation
Amanda Depoian	Long baseline neutrino oscillations
Sachin Vaidya	Top quark pole mass
Nicholas Farley	Neutrinoless double beta decay of Ca-48
Haotian Zhou	Indirect CP violation in B⁰ decays

Here is Prof. John Conway's useful advice for giving effective presentations. The context is that of the CDF experiment, but you should be able to glean some general principles.