Recent Results in Experimental Particle Physics

   A weekly discussion of recent publications

 

Physics 605 (1 hour credit, P/NP)    Instructor: Jim Brau

 

This class will meet 1 hour per week to discuss recent experimental results in particle physics, and some observational results on related astrophysics topics.  Each week, one recent paper will be the focus of the discussion. Each student will be responsible during the term for leading the class in the discussion of recent papers describing experimental or observational results.  Examples of results that we are likely to discuss are:

 

   Bs mixing measurement

         CDF

             http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0606027

         D0

             http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0603029

 

   Search for the Higgs boson at the Tevatron

             http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0605088

             http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0512051

 

   Axion search

         LLNL results

             http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603108

         PVLAS results

             http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0507061

 

   Direct Dark Matter search

         CDMS

             http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0509269

             http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0509259

             http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507190

         DAMA

             http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0307403

 

   Indirect observation of dark matter

         Bullet Cluster

             http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608407

 

Other results will be chosen based on student interest.

 

There will be an organizational meeting to plan the term on September 28 or 29. The time will be set by student availability. In order to enroll in this class, students must complete the half sheet on the front counter of the Physics Office that is used for research, dissertation, reading, etc. credits, indicate enrollment in Physics 605, and record J. Brau as instructor.