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Chapter One Introduction

Elementary particle physics is the branch of physics concerned with the study of elementary particles, especially their decay and collisions. It addresses what matter is made of at the subatomic level and how elementary particles interact with one another directly or indirectly. Experiments detect particles using detectors like Geiger counters, cloud chambers, and spark chambers that show particle trajectories as they ionize atoms along their path.
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Chapter One Introduction

Elementary particle physics is the branch of physics concerned with the study of elementary particles, especially their decay and collisions. It addresses what matter is made of at the subatomic level and how elementary particles interact with one another directly or indirectly. Experiments detect particles using detectors like Geiger counters, cloud chambers, and spark chambers that show particle trajectories as they ionize atoms along their path.
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Element ar yPar ticlePhy si cs( HighEner gyPhy sics)

Chapt erone: Introduct i


on
1.Definition:Thebr anchofphy sicsconcer nedwi tht hest udyoft he
proper tiesandbehav iorofel ement arypar t
icles,especi all
ytheir
decayandcol l
isions.
2.Addr esses: whati smat termadeof ?
3.Scaleofmat t
er :subat omi cl ev el.
4.Mat ter: consi st soft inychunks, withempt yinbet ween.
5.Typesofchunks:el ect ron,pr ot on,neut r
on,pi -meson,neut r
inoand
soon.
6.Stuff:repl i
cat ionofchunksi nast ronomi cal quant i
ti
es.
7.Chunksdonoti ndi st ingui shabl e.
8.JobofEPs: i
nt roducev ar iouski ndsofel ement arypar t
icles.
9.Addr esses: howdoEPi nter actwi t
honeanot her?
10. Ty peofi nt er act ion: direct lyori ndirectly.
11. I
nt er act ionoft womacr oscopi cobj ect swi thoneanot her:
suspendi ngdi stancebet weent hem andmeasur ingf orce.
12. Ex ampl es:
- Coul omb: elect rical : direct ly
- Cav endi sh: grav itat ional : direct l
y
13. I
nt er act ionoft womi cr oscopi cobj ectswi t
honeanot her:
measur ingf orcebet weent hem byi ndir
ectmeans.
14. I
ndi rectmeans:
- Scat ter ing:f iri
ngonepar ticleatanot herandr ecordangl eof
def l
ect i
on
- Decay s: disint egr at iononepar ticlespont aneousl yandexami ne
debr is.
- BoundSt ates: st icki ngt woormor epar ti
clesandst udy
composi te.
15. Det ermi ni ngi nter act ionl awi sdi ff
icultt ask.
16. I
nt er act ionl awdet ermi nebyguessandcompar et heoret
ical
calculat ionswi thex per iment al data.
17. Model :formul ationofsuchaguess.
18. Real msofMechani cs:

19. Notes:
- Vel
oci
tyofobjecti
sordi
nary
,governedbyclassi
cal
- Vel
oci
tyofobjecti
sveryf
ast,governedbyspeci
alrel
ati
vi
ty
- Massofobjecti
sverysmall
,governedbyquantum
- Vel oci tyandmassofobj ecti sv eryf astandv erysmal l
,
gov ernedbyquant um f i
el dt heor y
20. Proper tiesofEP. :
-v er yf ast
-v er ysmal l
- under goquant um f i
eldt heor y
21. EP.Dy nami cs: forcel awswhi chdescr ibeEP.Behav i
or .Or,
mot ionofEP.Underact i
onoff orces
22. Conser vationLaws:
Restmass Ener gy Moment um
Classi cal conser v
ed conser v ed conser ved
Relat i
v it
y Notconser ved conser v ed conser ved
23. Massl esspar ti
cl eissensei nr elat i
v i
ty,Massl esspar ti
cleis
notsensei ncl assi cal.
- Ex ampl esofmassl esspar ticles: Phot on,neut ri
noandgl uon
24. Standar dModel :
Theor ydescr ibesal lofknownEP. ,inter actionsexceptgr av it
y .
HowareEPspr oduced?
-El ect r
on:
Byheat ingupofmat ter
-Pr ot on:
Byi onizationofhy drogen
Not e:ioniz at i
on: stripof felect ronf rom hy dr ogenat om
-Exot icpar ticles
Sour ces:
1.Cosmi cr ay s:
-Or igin: outerspace
-Par ti
cles: pr otonandmuon
-Det ection: byanydet ectori sv er ylow
-Adv ant ages: freeandhi ghener gy
-Di sadv antages: uncont rollable
2.Nucl earReact or s
-Or igin: disint egrationofr adioact i
v enucl ei
-Par ti
cles: neut ron, neut rino, alphar ay( boundst atesoft wo
neut r
onspl ust wopr otons) , bet aray( electronsorposi trons)
andgammar ay( phot ons)
3.Par ti
cleAccel erators:
-Or igin: colli
si onbet weenaccel eratingel ectronsorpr otonsand
tar get
-Par ti
cles: posi tron, muon, pi
on, kaonandant i
proton
Not e:
St ablepar ticles:
Elect ron, pr oton, posi tr
onandant i
pr oton
-Ener gyofcol li
sionpr opor t
ional tomassofpar t
icletoproduce
0
-Heav iestEPi sZ, MZ =100Mp
0

-Met hodsofcol li
si on:
1.Fi ri
ngonepar ticleattarget
2.Fi ri
ngt wohi ghspeedpar ticl
esatt arget
wher e, Epa2>Epa1
-Ener gyofcol li
sioni nverselypr oport
ional t
odistancebet ween
particles
HowareEPsdet ect ed?
-Bydet ect or s
-Typesofdet ect or s:
1.Gei gercount er
2.Cer enkovcount er
3.Cl oudchamber
4.Bubbl echamber
5.Spar kchamber
6.Phot ogr aphi cemul si
on
7.Phot omul ti
pl ier
8.Sci nt il
lat or
-Det ectionmechani sm:
Highener gychar gedpar ti
clespasst hroughmat ter,
Theyi oni z eat omsal ongthei rpath,
Traject or ydi splay sofpar ti
cleonscr een.
-Not e:
Neut ral par ticles
Donotcausei oni zation
Theyl eav enot racks
Units
1.El ect ronv olt:
Ener gyacqui redbyel ectronwhenaccel erat
edt hrougha
pot ent ial di
f fer enceofonev olt
2.Uni tofener gy :
1eV=1. 6×1019j
-
oule ,KeV=103eV, MeV=106eV
GeV=109eV , TeV=1012eV
3.Uni tofmoment um
MeV GeV
or
c c
4.Uni tofmass
MeV
c2

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