ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Physics (DR) (English) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | PHYS6006 | ||||
| Course Name: | Software Tools in High Energy Physics | ||||
| Semester: |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. SERTAÇ ÖZTÜRK | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Prof.Dr. Sertaç Öztürk | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | Learning the Geant4 software toolkit which is a radiation-matter interaction simulation program, and developing applications using it. |
| Course Content: | Detector modeling with GEANT4 simulation package, applications with GEANT4. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Learning the basic structure and outline of the Geant4 simulation software toolkit 2) Running examples and making changes from the Geant4 simulation software toolkit 3) Developing new detector designs and applications and performing interaction simulations with particles. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Geant4 | https://geant4.web.cern.ch/docs/ |
| 2) | Installation Geant4 and running example B1 | https://geant4.web.cern.ch/docs/ |
| 3) | Defining detector geometry and material in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 4) | Defining detector geometry and material in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 5) | Defining particle in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 6) | Physics processes and physics lists in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 7) | Midterm exam homework and presentation | |
| 8) | Sensitive detector definition in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 9) | Optical physics processes and applications in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 10) | Electromagnetic physics processes and applications in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 11) | Hadronic and radioactive physics processes and applications in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 12) | Application of scintillator and Cherenkov detector design in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 13) | Application of scintillator and Cherenkov detector design in Geant4 | https://geant4-userdoc.web.cern.ch/UsersGuides/ForApplicationDeveloper/fo/BookForApplicationDevelopers.pdf |
| 14) | Final paper presentation |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Geant4 user guide for application developers |
| References: | https://geant4.web.cern.ch |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| 1) Possession of fundamental and recents theories and experimental techniques in the field of high energy and particle physics. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 2) Effective use of the theoretical knowledge on applications. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 3) Competence in using analysis tools and equipment in experimental studies. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 4) Advanced design competence about particle detectors and/or particle accelerators. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 5) Possession of data acquisition, data analysis and data processing skills. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 6) Competence to do independent research in the field of High Energy and Particle Physics. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 7) Having R&D and/or P&D experience on Particle Detectors and Particle Accelerators. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 8) Collaborative work competence required by experimental and phenomenological research activities in the field of High Energy and Particle Physics. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 9) Competence in understanding, using and developing the software and hardware required by particle physics research and applications, from data analysis to detector and accelerator design. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Possession of fundamental and recents theories and experimental techniques in the field of high energy and particle physics. | 3 |
| 2) | Effective use of the theoretical knowledge on applications. | 3 |
| 3) | Competence in using analysis tools and equipment in experimental studies. | 3 |
| 4) | Advanced design competence about particle detectors and/or particle accelerators. | 3 |
| 5) | Possession of data acquisition, data analysis and data processing skills. | 2 |
| 6) | Competence to do independent research in the field of High Energy and Particle Physics. | 3 |
| 7) | Having R&D and/or P&D experience on Particle Detectors and Particle Accelerators. | 2 |
| 8) | Collaborative work competence required by experimental and phenomenological research activities in the field of High Energy and Particle Physics. | 2 |
| 9) | Competence in understanding, using and developing the software and hardware required by particle physics research and applications, from data analysis to detector and accelerator design. | 3 |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 2 | % 30 |
| Project | 2 | % 70 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 154 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 40 | ||
| Midterms | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Final | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Total Workload | 260 | ||||||