Learning objective
Know the quantities and quantum numbers that characterise elementary particles.
Learn to classify particles as leptons, mesons, baryons and gauge bosons.
Understand the particle–antiparticle concept, annihilation and pair creation.
Learn to check conservation laws and to compute two-body decay kinematics and reaction thresholds.
Expected outcomes
Can determine which conservation laws allow or forbid a given reaction or decay.
Can assign baryon number, lepton number and strangeness to a particle.
Can compute the momentum and energy of the products of a two-body decay at rest.
Can find a particle's flight length taking relativistic time dilation into account.
Activities
Lecture
Lecture · 1 h 20 min ·
required
Classification of elementary particles. Basic properties and conservation laws. Kinematics and charge conservation in reactions and decays of elementary particles
Practice · 1 h 20 min ·
required
Elementary particles, their classification and sources
Self-study · 6 h 40 min ·
optional
Final test
Test · 20 min ·
required
· pass ≥ 70%
Completion conditions
- Lecture
- Classification of elementary particles. Basic properties and conservation laws. Kinematics and charge conservation in reactions and decays of elementary particles
- Final test — at least 70%