Particle physics: the flavour frontiers
Summary
This course will present experimental aspects of flavour physics primarily in the quark sector but also in the lepton sector and their role in the development of the Standard Model of particle physics.
Content
Important historical developments will be discussed, including key flavour physics observables and past experiment built to measure them. The course will delve into present state-of-the-art research and its unresolved problems and will discuss possible ways to address them at present and future flavour physics experiments.
Introduction
key theoretical concepts: the Standard Model, weak interactions, the Yukawa sector, quark-mixing matrix, Unitarity triangles, CP violation
Experimental aspects of flavour physics
past and present flavour-physics facilities and experiments, particle production at accelerators, main experimental principles
Flavour physics in the quark sector
meson decays, neutral meson oscillations, measurements of the angles of the Unitarity triangle, CP violation in meson decays, rare decays of K, B, and D mesons,
Test of the standard model and beyond
CKM fits, New physics flavour puzzle, Lepton Flavour Universality tests, charged lepton flavour violation
Keywords
flavour physics, particle physics, quark mixing, CP violation, meson decays
Learning Prerequisites
Recommended courses
Nuclear and Particle Physics I and II, Quantum mechanics I and II, Particle Physics I. Quantum Field Theory I is also recommended.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Analyze the sub-atomic physical phenomena
- Elaborate on modern experimental methods in flavour physics
Teaching methods
Ex cathedra and exercises in class
Assessment methods
written exam at the end of the semester (50%) + oral exam during exam session (50%)
Supervision
Assistants | Yes |
Resources
Bibliography
Sozzi: Discrete symmetries and CP violation (oriented towards experiment)
Sanda and Bigi: CP violation (oriented towards theory and phenomenology)
Yuval Grossman, Philip Tanedo:Lectures on flavour physics (oriented towards theory)
Ressources en bibliothèque
- Lectures on flavour physics / Grossman Tanedo [arXiv]
- Discrete symmetries and CP violation / Sozzi
- CP violation / Sanda & Bigi
Websites
Dans les plans d'études
- Semestre: Printemps
- Forme de l'examen: Oral (session d'été)
- Matière examinée: Particle physics: the flavour frontiers
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Printemps
- Forme de l'examen: Oral (session d'été)
- Matière examinée: Particle physics: the flavour frontiers
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Printemps
- Forme de l'examen: Oral (session d'été)
- Matière examinée: Particle physics: the flavour frontiers
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Printemps
- Forme de l'examen: Oral (session d'été)
- Matière examinée: Particle physics: the flavour frontiers
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
Semaine de référence
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Légendes:
Cours
Exercice, TP
Projet, labo, autre