Precision Measurements at Low Energies

Module PH2318

This module handbook serves to describe contents, learning outcome, methods and examination type as well as linking to current dates for courses and module examination in the respective sections.

Basic Information

PH2318 is a semester module in German or English language at which is offered in winter semester.

If not stated otherwise for export to a non-physics program the student workload is given in the following table.

Total workload	Contact hours	Credits (ECTS)
150 h	60 h	5 CP

Responsible coordinator of the module PH2318 is Peter Fierlinger.

Content, Learning Outcome and Preconditions

Content

This lecture offers an overview of precision experiments, which probe the fundamental laws of nature complementary to high-energy particle accelerators and search for physics beyond the standard model of particle physics. The experiments are put in a broader context and motivated through physics. Methods, experimental challenges and results are discussed. Topics are:

Searches for electric dipole moments of fundamental quantum systems
Tests of Lorentz-invariance
Conservation of CPT symmetries
Ultra-light and axion-like particles
Structure of the proton and neutron and their charge radius
Measurement methods, including Ramsey-spectroscopy
Tests of gravity using torsion pendulums and quantum methods
Spin-clocks
Anti-hydrogen experiments
Precision measurements of neutron and moon
Small magnetic fields
Insights into systematic issues of selected experiments

Learning Outcome

After successful completion of the module the students are able to:

Give an overview of the topic of table-top precision measurements
Explain how the experiments relate to probing the Standard Model of particle physics and beyond
Explain experimental methods commonly used in this field
Estimate strengths and limits of the experimental methods

Preconditions

No preconditions in addition to the requirements for the Master’s program in Physics.

Courses, Learning and Teaching Methods and Literature

Courses and Schedule

WS 2021/2

Type	SWS	Title	Lecturer(s)	Dates	Links
VO	2	Precision Measurements at Low Energies	Fierlinger, P.	Wed, 16:00–18:00, PH 2271
UE	2	Exercise to Precision Measurements at Low Energies	Responsible/Coordination: Fierlinger, P.

Learning and Teaching Methods

In the thematically structured lecture the learning content is presented. With cross references between different topics the universal concepts in physics are shown. In scientific discussions the students are involved to stimulate their analytic-physics intellectual power. In the exercise the selected aspects of the experiments depicted and learning deepened and exercised using problem examples and calculations. Thus the students are able to explain and apply the learned physics knowledge independently.

Media

Powerpoint, blackboard, exercise sheets

Literature

Literature is provided in the lecture. Basic background information with overview character can be obtained here: https://indico.ph.tum.de/event/4524/timetable/?print=1&view;=standard T. E. Chupp, P. Fierlinger, M. J. Ramsey-Musolf, and J. T. Singh, Rev. Mod. Phys. 91, 015001 (2019)