EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN NUCLEAR-, PARTICLE-, AND ASTROPHYSICS

PHYSICS 736

Course Description

Interaction of particles with matter; detector techniques at colliding beam machines, in nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology; experimental strategies in detector design; principles of simulation and Monte Carlo methods, error analysis and statistical techniques in data analysis. Knowledge of introductory particle physics (such asPHYSICS 535) strongly encouraged.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.73

6.02% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

45.45%

21.21% from Historical

Class Size

-8.33% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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