Particle physics
Particles (Nuclear physics) e-böcker
IOP Publishing
2018
EISBN 9781643273600
part I. The Standard Model of Particle Physics.
1. Historical overview of particle physics.
1.1. Introduction.
1.2. Photons.
1.3. Electrons.
1.4. Protons.
1.5. Neutrons.
1.6. Neutrinos.
1.7. Positrons.
1.8. Muons.
1.9. Pions.
1.10. Antiprotons and antineutrons
10. Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.
10.1. Introduction.
10.2. Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.
10.3. Analysis of SNO data
11. Scintillator experiments.
11.1. Introduction.
11.2. Borexino.
11.3. KamLAND
12. Neutrino masses and their implications.
12.1. Introduction.
12.2. Neutrino masses.
12.3. Cosmological implications of neutrino mass.
12.4. Neutrino magnetic moment.
2. Classification of subatomic particles and their interactions.
2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Leptons.
2.3. Gauge bosons.
2.4. Feynman diagrams
3. Evidence for quarks.
3.1. Introduction.
3.2. Coulombic scattering.
3.3. Magnetic moment of the neutron.
3.4. Excited states of the neutron and proton.
3.5. Meson production.
3.6. Deep inelastic scattering
4. Hadronic structure and interactions.
4.1. Introduction.
4.2. Structure of mesons.
4.3. Structure of baryons.
4.4. Quarks, gluons and color.
4.5. Understanding decays and reactions
5. The Higgs boson.
5.1. Introduction.
5.2. Spontaneous symmetry breaking.
5.3. The Higgs field.
5.4. The search for the Higgs boson
7. Radiochemical neutrino experiments.
7.1. Introduction.
7.2. The Homestake Mine experiment.
7.3. SAGE.
7.4. GALLEX/GNO.
7.5. Calibration of gallium experiments
8. Properties of neutrinos.
8.1. Introduction.
8.2. Dirac and Majorana neutrinos.
8.3. Neutrino flavors and Cabibbo mixing.
8.4. Neutrino flavor mixing and the MSW effect
9. Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande.
9.1. Introduction.
9.2. Cherenkov radiation.
9.3. Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande.
9.4. Solar neutrino experiments.
9.5. Atmospheric neutrino experiments.
9.6. Accelerator neutrino experiments.
9.7. Supernova neutrinos.
9.8. Proton decay experiments
part II. Neutrino oscillations.
6. Solar neutrinos.
6.1. Introduction.
6.2. Solar fusion processes
The description of particle structure on the basis of the Standard Model, along with recent discoveries concerning neutrino properties, provides us with a comprehensive picture of the properties of subatomic particles. This book provides an overview of the Standard Model of Particle Physics, including an overview of the discovery and properties of the Higgs boson. It also summarizes the important investigations into the physics of neutrinos and provides an overview of the interpretation of these studies.
1. Historical overview of particle physics.
1.1. Introduction.
1.2. Photons.
1.3. Electrons.
1.4. Protons.
1.5. Neutrons.
1.6. Neutrinos.
1.7. Positrons.
1.8. Muons.
1.9. Pions.
1.10. Antiprotons and antineutrons
10. Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.
10.1. Introduction.
10.2. Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.
10.3. Analysis of SNO data
11. Scintillator experiments.
11.1. Introduction.
11.2. Borexino.
11.3. KamLAND
12. Neutrino masses and their implications.
12.1. Introduction.
12.2. Neutrino masses.
12.3. Cosmological implications of neutrino mass.
12.4. Neutrino magnetic moment.
2. Classification of subatomic particles and their interactions.
2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Leptons.
2.3. Gauge bosons.
2.4. Feynman diagrams
3. Evidence for quarks.
3.1. Introduction.
3.2. Coulombic scattering.
3.3. Magnetic moment of the neutron.
3.4. Excited states of the neutron and proton.
3.5. Meson production.
3.6. Deep inelastic scattering
4. Hadronic structure and interactions.
4.1. Introduction.
4.2. Structure of mesons.
4.3. Structure of baryons.
4.4. Quarks, gluons and color.
4.5. Understanding decays and reactions
5. The Higgs boson.
5.1. Introduction.
5.2. Spontaneous symmetry breaking.
5.3. The Higgs field.
5.4. The search for the Higgs boson
7. Radiochemical neutrino experiments.
7.1. Introduction.
7.2. The Homestake Mine experiment.
7.3. SAGE.
7.4. GALLEX/GNO.
7.5. Calibration of gallium experiments
8. Properties of neutrinos.
8.1. Introduction.
8.2. Dirac and Majorana neutrinos.
8.3. Neutrino flavors and Cabibbo mixing.
8.4. Neutrino flavor mixing and the MSW effect
9. Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande.
9.1. Introduction.
9.2. Cherenkov radiation.
9.3. Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande.
9.4. Solar neutrino experiments.
9.5. Atmospheric neutrino experiments.
9.6. Accelerator neutrino experiments.
9.7. Supernova neutrinos.
9.8. Proton decay experiments
part II. Neutrino oscillations.
6. Solar neutrinos.
6.1. Introduction.
6.2. Solar fusion processes
The description of particle structure on the basis of the Standard Model, along with recent discoveries concerning neutrino properties, provides us with a comprehensive picture of the properties of subatomic particles. This book provides an overview of the Standard Model of Particle Physics, including an overview of the discovery and properties of the Higgs boson. It also summarizes the important investigations into the physics of neutrinos and provides an overview of the interpretation of these studies.
