Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Master expertise.
• Have acquired knowledge and a thorough understanding of specialist areas of physics in connection with mathematics and/or advanced laboratory practices required for these sectors.
• Provide clear and accurate information.
• Share their knowledge and findings clearly and back them up rationally to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Collaborate and work in a team.
• Have developed practical skills in physics through practical sessions in the laboratory and sessions during which they have worked individually and in groups.
• Grow personally and professionally.
• Have developed the skills that will enable them to continue to acquire knowledge independently.
• Have a creative and rigorous scientific approach
• Apply their knowledge, understanding and ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments and in multidisciplinary contexts related to physical sciences.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Master the knowledge to:
- be able to manipulate and operate various type of particle detectors
- understand the technology choice made within the large experiments in (astro-) particle physics in agreement with the physics objectives
- use the appropriate electronics regarding the detector type
- be able to participate to the study and the development of particle detector technologies

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

- Reminder about particle-matter interactions
- Gaseous detectors
- Semi-conductor detectors
- Calorimetry
- Charged particle tracking
- Astro-particle detectors
- Introduction to detector electronics and data acquisition

Prior Experience

Have knowledge of particle physics (Standar Model)