Elementary Particle Laboratory
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours. Requisites: courses 110A, 115B. Recommended: courses 18L, 126. Experience with computer programming, especially Python, is helpful but not required. Provides hands-on experience in measuring key properties of weak and electromagnetic interactions using cosmic ray muons. Provides exposure to common experimental techniques in particle physics. Overview of standard model, interaction of particles with matter, basic particle detection techniques, introductory probability and statistics, and analysis with Python and ROOT. P/NP or letter grading.
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Rene Ong and Sydney Feldman (Winter 2025)
Bachtis, M. and Ancelin, H. (Winter 2024)
Ong, R.A. and Ancelin, H. (Fall 2022)
Bachtis, M. and Lo, Y. (Winter 2022)
Rene Ong and Ya-Feng Lo (Fall 2021)
Michail Bachtis and Chau Dao (Winter 2021)
Rene Ong (Fall 2020)
Rene Ong and Sean Quinn (Spring 2020)
Michail Bachtis and David Hamilton (Winter 2020)
Rene Ong and Tyler Lam (Winter 2019)
Michail Bachtis and William Nash (Fall 2018)
Rene Ong and James Ryan (Winter 2018)
Michail Bachtis and Kiera Leighann Fuller (Fall 2017)
Rene Ong and Kiera Leighann Fuller (Spring 2017)
Samuel Mognet and Kiera Leighann Fuller (Fall 2015)
Samuel Mognet and Rene Ong (Winter 2015)
Samuel Mognet and William E. Slater (Fall 2014)
Slater, W.E. and Abraham, J.B. (Fall 2012)
Ong, R.A. and Abraham, J.B. (Fall 2011)
Zhang, T.Y. and Belov, K.V. (Spring 2011)
Slater, W.E. and Bataller, A.W. (Fall 2010)
Slater, W.E. and Meng, Y. (Spring 2010)
Ong, R.A. and Duris, J.P. (Fall 2009)
Ong, R.A. and Farrell, C.P. (Spring 2009)
Wood, M.D. and Slater, W.E. (Fall 2008)
Slater, W.E. and Boghrat, P. (Spring 2008)
Ong, R.A. and Hoover, S.D. (Winter 2008)
Slater, W.E. and Goodhue, A.C. (Spring 2007)
Hauser, J. and Boghrat, P. (Fall 2006)
Wallny, R.S. and Biritz, B.H. (Spring 2006)
Lee, J.Y. and Slater, W.E. (Fall 2005)
Slater, W.E. and Healy, M.D. (Winter 2005)
Ong, R.A. and Ohnuki, T. (Spring 2004)
Slater, W.E. (Fall 2003)
Schlein, P.E. and Minamora, J.S. (Spring 2003)
Seo, Y. and Slater, W.E. (Fall 2002)
Ohnuki, T. and Slater, W.E. (Spring 2002)
Williams, D.R. and Schlein, P.E. (Fall 2001)
Schlein, P.E. and Ranin, P.J. (Spring 2001)
Saltzberg, D. and Worcester, M.P. (Spring 2000)
Lee, K.K. and Slater, W.E. (Fall 1999)
Rene Ong and Sydney Feldman
25W
Bachtis, M. and Ancelin, H.
24W
Ong, R.A. and Ancelin, H.
22F
Bachtis, M. and Lo, Y.
22W
Rene Ong and Ya-Feng Lo
21F
Michail Bachtis and Chau Dao
21W
Rene Ong
20F
Rene Ong and Sean Quinn
20S
Michail Bachtis and David Hamilton
20W
Rene Ong and Tyler Lam
19W
Michail Bachtis and William Nash
18F
Rene Ong and James Ryan
18W
Michail Bachtis and Kiera Leighann Fuller
17F
Rene Ong and Kiera Leighann Fuller
17S
Samuel Mognet and Kiera Leighann Fuller
15F
Samuel Mognet and Rene Ong
15W
Samuel Mognet and William E. Slater
14F
Slater, W.E. and Abraham, J.B.
12F
Ong, R.A. and Abraham, J.B.
11F
Zhang, T.Y. and Belov, K.V.
11S
Slater, W.E. and Bataller, A.W.
10F
Slater, W.E. and Meng, Y.
10S
Ong, R.A. and Duris, J.P.
09F
Ong, R.A. and Farrell, C.P.
09S
Wood, M.D. and Slater, W.E.
08F
Slater, W.E. and Boghrat, P.
08S
Ong, R.A. and Hoover, S.D.
08W
Slater, W.E. and Goodhue, A.C.
07S
Hauser, J. and Boghrat, P.
06F
Wallny, R.S. and Biritz, B.H.
06S
Lee, J.Y. and Slater, W.E.
05F
Slater, W.E. and Healy, M.D.
05W
Ong, R.A. and Ohnuki, T.
04S
Slater, W.E.
03F
Schlein, P.E. and Minamora, J.S.
03S
Seo, Y. and Slater, W.E.
02F
Ohnuki, T. and Slater, W.E.
02S
Williams, D.R. and Schlein, P.E.
01F
Schlein, P.E. and Ranin, P.J.
01S
Saltzberg, D. and Worcester, M.P.
00S
Lee, K.K. and Slater, W.E.
99F
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Previously taught
14F
14W