Special Topics in Particle Physics

Physics at the LHC

Fall 2007

Lecturer: Paul Hoyer C321  191 50681 
Lectures: Mo 12-14  A315  Final exam on 13 December, at 15-19 in D101: Results
Exercises: Tu 18-20  A315 
Course description:
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is nearing completion. The lecture course will cover physics prospects at the LHC, making use of recent presentations at physics conferences and schools. The transparencies will be discussed and (hopefully) explained, with supplementing material introduced as required. The exercise sessions will be used to clarify issues that were raised in the lectures.
The aim is to give an overview of the opportunities and prospects of the LHC, without detailed calculations. As such the course should be suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with an interest in particle physics. Both experimentalists and theorists are welcome.

Prerequisites: Following the course requires an understanding of quantum mechanics and basic particle physics. Knowledge of field theory and experimental methods will be an asset.

Course material: Links to the downloaded presentations are available below.
Particle Data Group
Spires data base
HEP terms, definitions,...
LHC home page
Physics at LHC Cracow, July 2006
Exploring with the LHC SLAC, July 2006
 
Speaker Presentation Dates Write-up
F. Gianotti Preparing for Physics at the LHC 3-4.9
J. Stirling Theory of Proton-Proton Collisions 17.9 - 15.10
A. De Roeck HERA and the LHC 15.10 p. 23-25 Acta Phys. Pol. B38 (2007) 855
D. d'Enterria Forward Physics at the LHC 15-30.10 arXiv:0708.0551
M. J. Costa QCD Measurements from Minimum Bias to Jets 30.10 Acta Phys. Pol. B38 (2007) 409
G. Altarelli Introduction to the Terascale 30.10-12.11 hep-ph/0611025
V. Gibson The LHCb Experiment 12.11 p. 1-20
26.11 p. 21-59 		LHCb conference talks
R. Harlander Higgs Theory Overview 19.11 p. 1-75 Acta Phys. Pol. B38 (2007) 693
B. Heinemann Beyond the Standard Model Searches 27.11 Ex10 2007 Europhysics Conference
J. Lykken The Standard Model: alchemy and astrology 4.12 p. 1-16
10.12 p. 17-45 		Physics at LHC, Krakow 2006
 
P. Hoyer lecture notes (31 pages)

Discussion sessions: You should prepare for the discussions by finding the relevant information on the web. Activity in the discussion sessions will have a 25% weight in the final grade.
18.9
Discussion 1.pdf 		25.9
Discussion 2.pdf 		2.10
Discussion 3.pdf 		9.10
Discussion 4.pdf 		16.10
Discussion 5.pdf
30.10
Discussion 6.pdf 		7.11
Discussion 7.pdf 		13.11
Discussion 8.pdf 		20.11
Discussion 9.pdf 		27.11
Discussion 10.pdf
4.12
Lecture.pdf 		11.12
Discussion 12.pdf