Precision Experiments in Particle Physics

Time & Location:

Thursday 11:15-13:00h, room: conference room at PI (INF 226 - gold box)

We will meet on October 19th the first  time.

Lecturer:

Stephanie Hansmann-Menzemer (SHM: menzemer@physi.uni-heidelberg.de)

Ulrich Schmidt (US: uschmidt@physi.uni-heidelberg.de)

Matthew Wilson (MW: matthew_james.wilson@kip.uni-heidelberg.de)

The topic of the seminar are precision measurements in particle physics. Find below a list of topics. If you are interested in one of them and like to give your presentation at an early date in the semester, you can contact us at any time during the semester break. Topics are distributed on first come first serve basis. The remaining topics will be distribute in the first seminar session.

List of Topics

• Measurement of neutrino oscillation (Victoria Santiago - MW - 16.11.23)
• Measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon (g-2)_μ (Phil Stahlhut - SHM - 23.11.23)
• Measurement of neutrino coherent scattering (Yukai Zhao - MW - 30.11.23)
• Neutrino mass measurement at the KATRIN experiment (Nicolas Himbert - MW - 7.12.24)
• Measurement of the Weinberg angle sin theta_w (Thomas Schwartze - SHM - 25.1.24)
• Measurement of Bs oscillation at LHCb (Penelope Hoffmann - SHM -11.1.24)
• The neutron lifetime puzzle (Marie Mühlnike - US - 11.1.24)
• Test of graviation at small scales (torsion pendulum) (Yannik Prianon - US - 18.1.24)
• Measurement of electron EDM (Daniel Schub - US - 1.2.24)
• Search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0ν2β) (Ann Cathrin Wesener - MW - 18.1.24)
• Measurement of the Z mass and width at LEP (Emre Adanali - SHM - 1.2.24)

Prerequisits and Conditions

• You have followed the Particle Physics lecture or you are following it this term (WS23/24)
• You get some initial paper as starting point from your supervisor. Starting from there we expect you to search for additional material if needed. If you need help please take the iniative to contact your supervisor.
• Latest 3 weeks before your talk you arrange for a meeting with your supervisor to discuss the material, at this time you should have already a draft outline of your presentation available.
• Latest 1 week before your talk you have the slides completed and you have a rehearsal with your supervisor.
• Your talk is 45-60 minutes. It explains the main physics ideas but as well selected experimental/technical highlights which enabled this precision measurement.
• Latest 2 weeks after your presentation you hand in a 6-10 page summary about your presentation.
• Attendance of all seminars is mandatory. If you exceptionally cannot come, please let us know beforehand.
• The grade will evaluate, your understanding of your topic, the quality of your presentation and didactical quality of it, the quality of your written report and your general active participation in the seminar.

Materialien

• CEvNS_YukaiZhao.pdf
• Measurement_of_the_neutrino_mass_at_the_KATRIN_experiment_Nicolas_Himbert_Seminar.pdf
• Muon_g-2_PhilStahlhut_slides.pdf
• Muon_gMinus2_PhilStahlhut_summary.pdf
• 0vßß_vortrag_final.pdf
• Report_Bs_oscillation_measurement_Hoffmann_Penelope.pdf
• Report_Weinberg_Schwartze.pdf
• Slides_Weinberg_Schwartze.pdf
• Summary_EmreAdanali.pdf
• CEvNS_report_YukaiZhao.pdf
• GERDA_final.pdf
• Master_seminar_report_KATRIN_Nicolas_Himbert_updated2.pdf
• SeminarReport_VictoriaSantiagoAguilar.pdf
• The_Neutron_Lifetime_puzzle_presentation.pdf

Übungsgruppen

• Gruppe 1 (Hansmann-Menzemer, Schmidt, Wilson)
  11 Teilnehmer/innen
  Do 11:00 - 13:00