PHYS 803 - Quantum Field Theory
Canonical quantization; free scalar, vector and spinor fields; interacting fields; perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams; quantum electrodynamics, renormalization, gauge fields.
PHYS 835 - Elementary Particles
Symmetries and quantum numbers of leptons, hadrons, and quarks; e-m weak, and strong interactions; charm and heavy quark hadrons and hadron spectroscopy; introduction to QCD; unified gauge theories; selected topics beyond the standard model.
PHYS 871 - Experimental Methods of Subatomic Physics
Basic techniques of experimental nuclear and particle physics. Interaction of particles in matter; cosmic rays and natural radiation; particle accelerators and beam optics; particle detection techniques; detector design issues; data acquisition systems.
PHYS 887AE - Computer Simulations in Particle Physics
Reading class with emphasis on practical tasks with four major components: review of C++ programming applicable in particle physics, data analysis with ROOT, detector simulations with GEANT4 and optional topics (e.g. python, event generators, fast detector simulations, code repositories, batch queueing systems, shell scripts).