Course Identification

Students seminar on Detectors in HEP, Nuclear and Astroparticle experiments
20231182

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Noam Tal Hod, Prof. Shikma Bressler
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Course Schedule and Location

2023
Second Semester
Wednesday, 13:30 - 15:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm A
19/04/2023
21/07/2023

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Seminar; Elective; Regular; 1.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Seminar; Elective; Regular; 1.00 points

Comments

Recommended after EP (Yossi Nir) and Experimental Particle Cosmology (Ranny Budnik)

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

15

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

10%
90%

Evaluation Type

Seminar

Scheduled date 1

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

The seminar lectures to be covered (one lecture per student) are:

  1. ATLAS inner detector and comparison with CMS+LHCb
  2. ATLAS EM calorimeters (incl. HW-based triggers) and comparison with CMS+LHCb
  3. ATLAS HAD calorimeters (incl. HW-based triggers) and comparison with CMS+LHCb
  4. ATLAS Muon spectrometer (incl. HW-based triggers) and comparison with CMS+LHCb
  5. ATLAS Trigger system (incl. HW-based, but mostly SW-based) and comparison with CMS+LHCb
  6. XENON and DM+rare events detectors
  7. DUNE and other neutrino detectors
  8. Unique detectors in other experiments (NA62, FASER, LUXE, etc.)
  9. Detector challenges for experiments in future colliders
  10. Canonical reconstruction concepts and classical algorithms 1: tracking, vertex-finding, flavor-tagging, etc.
  11. Canonical reconstruction concepts and classical algorithms 2: jets: clustering, anti-kt, particle-flow, large-R taggers, Missing transverse energy, etc. 
  12. Canonical statistics methods [optional, can split to two lectures]

Learning Outcomes

Students will be exposed to the different concepts in nowadays HEP, Nuclear and Astroparticle experiments. We will discuss the large LHC experiments, large scale experiments like XENON, LZ and DUNE, and will cover also smaller experiments like NA62, FASER, LUXE, etc. There will also be dedicated lectures about the reconstruction methods used in the LHC and elsewhere.
Each lecture on a specific set of detectors (1-9) will be given in a standalone mode, starting from the basics of the subject and going all the way to the "end-product", detailing its operation and performance. The "methods" lectures (10-12/13) will be given as reviews.

Reading List

- Radiation Detection and Measurement, by Glenn F. Knoll.

- Technical design reports (TDRs) of the experiments listed in the syllabus at least (including upgrades)

- Performance reviews from the experiments, e.g., a partial list for ATLAS is:
  - https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic/ElectronGammaPublicCollisionResults
  - https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic/InDetTrackingPerformanceApprovedPlots
  - https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic/MuonPublicResults

- Statistical data analysis, by Glenn Cowan

Website

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