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PHYS 5396 – Lecture #1

This lecture outlines the key details for PHYS 5396, an advanced course on Elementary Particle Physics, led by Dr. Jae Yu in Spring 2003. Classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 AM to 12:20 PM and 1:00 PM to 2:20 PM. The syllabus covers essential texts, reading assignments, and project work, including data analysis related to Higgs searches, neutrino oscillation, and electroweak symmetry breaking. Students will engage in exams, presentations, and hands-on projects while exploring theoretical and experimental aspects of particle physics.

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PHYS 5396 – Lecture #1

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  1. PHYS 5396 – Lecture #1 Monday, Jan. 13, 2003 Dr. JaeYu • Class time and location • Class specifications • Class plans • Semester projects PHYS 5396, Spring 2003 Jae Yu

  2. Class Time and Location • Current: 11:00 – 12:20pm, Mon & Wed, SH 129 • Proposal: 1:00 – 2:20pm, Mon & Wed, SH 200 PHYS 5396, Spring 2003 Jae Yu

  3. Class Specification • Text Books • D. Griffiths, “Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics” • D. Perkins, “Introduction to High Energy Physics” • Reading Assignments • Not just based on the books • Will have to rely on papers • Extra credit on presentations up to 5% • Homework Assignments: • There will be homework problems randomly assigned throughout the semester • Two Written Term Exams (20%+25%) • Semester DØ Data Analysis Projects and Presentations (45%) • Will be mixed theory + experimental techniques PHYS 5396, Spring 2003 Jae Yu

  4. Syllabus • Neutrinos • Formalism • Neutrinos and proton structure functions • sin2qW measurements and its impact to Higgs • Neutrino Oscillation • Electroweak Symmetry Breaking • Standard Model EWSB formalism & Higgs • Minimal Super-symmstric Extension of Standard Model • Other EWSB Theories (SUSY) & Other Types of Higgs • Strategy for Higgs search • New Phenomena • SUSY Formalism and available models • Large Extra-dimension • Search strategy • Will be mixed with appropriate experimental techniques • Detectors and Particle ID’s, etc PHYS 5396, Spring 2003 Jae Yu

  5. Semester Projects • DØ Data Analysis • Need to setup DØ Data Analysis systems • See http://www-d0.fnal.gov/computing/algorithms/howto/tutorial.htmlfor tutorial • Consists of • A >=10 page report (must become a UTA-HEP note) • A 30 minute presentation • Topics • Number of events vs Number of jets for W and Z events PHYS 5396, Spring 2003 Jae Yu

  6. W/Z + Jets Events • Most the signal events you are interested in involve • high PT leptons (e, m and t) • Neutrinos  Missing ET • Jets  especially jets from heavy quarks • Requires • Knowing the trigger lists • Understanding the triggers • Understanding particle ID • Producing kinematic variable distributions • Electron and Muon ET spectra • Missing ET spectra • Construction of Masses (Transverse and Invariant masses of W and Z you collect) • Subtraction of backgrounds • Error estimate (stat. and syst.) PHYS 5396, Spring 2003 Jae Yu

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