Physikalisches Seminar zur Teilchenphysik und Astrophysik (PS)5 ECTS
(englische Bezeichnung: Seminar on Physics: Particle Physics and Astrophysics)
(Prüfungsordnungsmodul: Physikalisches Seminar)

Lectures:

• • Seminar on Particle and Astrophysics
    (Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, Anwesenheitspflicht, Uli Katz et al., Mon, 14:00 - 16:00, SRTL (307); from 27.10.2014 to 19.1.2015; Preliminary meeting: 6.10.2014, 14:00 - 15:00 Uhr, SRTL (307))

Inhalt:

Contents:
In this seminar, topics in modern particle physics and astrophysics will be discussed. Participants will present their topic of choice in a seminar talk and have a discussion with the audience. Suitable topics will be provided by the supervisors.

List of topics:

• Acoustic detection of high energy neutrinos

• Search for the neutrino-less double beta decay

• Supernova neutrinos: Production and detection

• News and open questions in neutrino physics

• Magnetic monopoles

• Tests of General Relativity with binary pulsars

• Measuring Black Hole Masses with Reverberation Mapping

• Cryogenic X-ray Detectors

• Modern Astronomical Observatories I: The Hubble Space Telescope

• Modern Astronomical Observatories II: ESO's Very Large Telescope

• The evolution of massive stars into core collapse supernovae and Gamma-ray bursts

• Particle Dark Matter I: Methods for direct detection

• The discovery of the positron

• Particle Dark Matter II: Methods for indirect detection
  

Lernziele und Kompetenzen:

Learning goals and competences:
Students

• comprehend an interesting physical topic in a short time frame

• identify and interpret the appropriate literature

• select and organize the relevant information for the presentation

• compose a presentation on the topic at the appropriate level for the audience

• use the appropriate presentation techniques and tools

• criticize and defend the topic in a scientific discussion

Literatur:

Literature:
Primary literature will be provided by the supervisors of the individual topics.

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls / Einpassung in den Musterstudienplan:

1. Physik (Master of Science)
   (Po-Vers. 2010 | Masterprüfung | Masterprüfung - beschleunigtes Verfahren (Forschungsstudiengang) | Physikalisches Seminar)
2. Physik (Master of Science)
   (Po-Vers. 2010 | Masterprüfung | Masterprüfung | Physikalisches Seminar)

Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:

Physikalisches Seminar zur Teilchenphysik und Astrophysik (Prüfungsnummer: 248764)

Prüfungsleistung, mündliche Prüfung, Dauer (in Minuten): 45, benotet

Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 100.0 %

weitere Erläuterungen:
Mandatory attendance, Anwesenheitspflicht

Erstablegung: WS 2014/2015

1. Prüfer:

Uli Katz

1. Prüfer:

Gisela Anton

1. Prüfer:

Ulrich Heber

1. Prüfer:

Jörn Wilms

1. Prüfer:

Christopher van Eldik

1. Prüfer:

Alexander Kappes