Physics 564 - Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics

Students will make a brief 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. 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. 2003, 53:199-218	Observation of the Tau Neutrino
(http://xxx.lanl.gov)	Solar neutrinos
(http://xxx.lanl.gov)	Atmospheric neutrinos
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2003, 53:301-351	Top-Quark Physics
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2002, 52:115-151	Double Beta Decay
Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 2004, 54:141-174	The Brookhaven Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment Experiment
(http://xxx.lanl.gov)	Direct CP violation

Chosen topics

Person	Subject
Nichols	Observation of tau neutrino (ppt\|pdf)
Wampler	Neutrino oscillations (ppt\|pdf)
Kihara	Neutrinoless double beta decay (ppt\|pdf)
Foley	Top quark discovery (ppt\|pdf)
Liu	Brookhaven (g-2)/2 result (ppt\|pdf)

Here is John Conway's useful advice for giving effective presentations.