Syllabus 2008/2009 FKF070

Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)

MODERN SUBATOMIC PHYSICS

FKF070

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: A (Second level). Language of instruction: The course might be given in English. Optional for: F4, F4asf. Course coordinator: Docent Joakim Cederkäll, joakim.cederkall@nuclear.lu.se och professor Per Kristiansson, per.kristiansson@nuclear.lu.se, Fysik, kurslaboratoriet. Recommended prerequisits: FAF021 Nuclear Physics, Advanced Course. Assessment: In order to pass the student should successfully complete the homework assignments, the project report and give a seminar. The grade is a weighted assessment of these three components. Further information: The course is given by the divisions of nuclear physics and high- energy physics at the faculty of science in co-operation with the division of nuclear physics at the Technical faculty. The course comprises lectures, homework assignments and project work. The lectures may be given in English. Home page: http://jack.pixe.lth.se/kfgu/kurser.htm.

Aim
The purpose of the course is to give an introduction to research in subatomic physics and to present current topics of interest in this field.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be well acquainted with current research in subatomic physics.
have sufficient knowledge to present a topic of current interest in the field.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

have gained ability to read and understand papers in scientific journals relevant to the field
have the ability to analyze and explain current research.
have improved in their ability to explain attained results in writing.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

have gained ability to extract relevant information from several scientific papers within a field and to present this information orally as well as in writing.

Contents
Modern subatomic physics is a broad and active field of research. It encompasses issues spanning from photo-induced reactions to the question of the existence of the quark-gluon plasma.

In order to illustrate the models and nuclear reactions which are used in today's subatomic research we follow a few current projects with connection to the research at the divisions of nuclear physics and high-energy physics in Lund from the planning stage, via the experiment and data analysis to the final interpretation of the result.

Literature
Krane, K.S.: Introductory Nuclear Physics. (as introduction) John Wiley & Sons 1988. ISBN 0-471-80553-X
Recent articles and texts distributed at lectures and for the projects.