. "Instrumentation-telescopes, Detectors, And Techniques"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Instrumentation, data analysis and machine learning"@en . . "6.0" . "Learning objectives\n\nReferring to knowledge \n\nUnderstand the mechanisms, techniques and characteristic parameters of particle accelerators\nLearn the working principles of modern detection instruments\nUnderstand the requirements and considerations that determine the design of a modern particle physics or astrophysics experiment\nUnderstand the techniques for the reconstruction of particle physics and astrophysical data\nApplication of machine learning and data analysis techniques to particle physics and astrophysics data \n\nTeaching blocks\n\n \n\n1. Requirements of particle physics experiments\n1.1. Particle production and detection\n\n1.2. Measurements and observables\n\n2. Requirements of astrophysical observations\n2.1. Radiative processes in astrophysics\n\n2.2. Astroparticles: cosmic rays, neutrinos, solar/stellar winds\n\n3. Particle accelerators\n3.1. Types of accelerators\n\n3.2. Acceleration techniques\n\n4. Detection techniques\n4.1. Scintillators\n\n4.2. Tracking with gas and solid detectors\n\n4.3. Silicon detectors\n\n4.4. Calorimetry\n\n4.5. Cherenkov radiation detectors\n\n5. Design of high energy physics experiments\n5.1. Physics program and main characteristics\n\n5.2. Trajectory and momentum measurement\n\n5.3. Energy measurement\n\n5.4. Particle identification\n\n6. Data acquisition and processing\n6.1. Trigger and data acquisition systems\n\n6.2. Calibration techniques\n\n6.3. Reconstruction methods\n\n6.4. Offline data storage and processing\n\n7. Astrophysical instrumentation\n7.1. Optical and radio telescopes\n\n7.2. X-ray and Gamma-ray telescopes\n\n7.3. Cosmic-rays, Neutrino and Gravitational-Wave detectors\n\n8. Astrophysical observation techniques\n8.1. The effect of the atmosphere in astronomical observations\n\n8.2. Site testing and characterisation\n\n8.3. Adaptive and active optics in optical telescopes\n\n8.4. Detectors: concepts and characterisation\n\n9. Practical exercises\n9.1. Data analysis: machine learning and fitting techniques; hands-on sessions\n\n9.2. Measurement of the ALBA synchrotron beam emittance\n\n9.3. Measurement of the muon lifetime\n\n9.4. Astrophysical observation at Parc Astronòmic del Montsec\n\n9.5. [OPTIONAL] Astrophysical proposal and observation at Calar Alto Astronomical Observatory\n\n9.6. Data analysis: cloud computing hands-on sessions\n\n9.7. Data analysis: X-rays using Chandra data; hands-on sessions\n\n9.8. Data analysis: High-Energy gamma-rays using Fermi-LAT data; hands-on sessions\n\n9.9. Data analysis: Very High Energy gamma-rays using CTA/Monte Carlo simulations and publicly available H.E.S.S. data; hands-on sessions\n\n \n\n \n\nOfficial assessment of learning outcomes\n\n \n\nGrading is based on the assessment of the reports submitted for the computer, lab and field exercises, and the supervised project report and presentation.\n\n \n\nExamination-based assessment\n\nStudents have to submit the assignments following the instructions from the lecturers. Once the assignments have been assessed, students take an oral exam on their contents. If this exam is successfully passed, the final grade is calculated from the marks of the assignments; otherwise, the subject is graded as failed.\n\n \n\n \n\nReading and study resources\n\nCheck availability in Cercabib\n\nBook\n\nFernow, Richard, Introduction to experimental particle physics, Cambridge University Press cop. 1986\n\nhttps://cercabib.ub.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UB/18sfiok/alma991003985719706708 Enllaç\n\nCahn, Robert N, The experimental foundations of particle physics, Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2009\n\nhttps://cercabib.ub.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UB/18sfiok/alma991004398829706708 Enllaç\n\nLeonardo Rossi et al., Pixel detectors : from fundamentals to applications, Berlin [etc.] : Springer, cop. 2006\n\nhttps://cercabib.ub.edu/discovery/search?vid=34CSUC_UB:VU1&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&query=any,contains,b2181103* Enllaç\n\n“Radiative Processes in Astrophysics”, Rybicki, G. B. and Lightman, A. P., Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 1985\nISBN: 9780471827597\n\nhttps://cercabib.ub.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UB/13d0big/alma991008156709706708 Enllaç\n\n“Radiation Detection and Measurement”, Glenn F. Knoll, Wiley, 2010 (4th ed)\nISBN: 978-0-470-13148-0\n\nhttps://cercabib.ub.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UB/13d0big/alma991004686189706708 Enllaç\n\n“Astrophysical Techniques”, C.R. Kitchin, CRC Press, 2021 (7th ed)\nISBN: 9781138591202\n\nhttps://cercabib.ub.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UB/13d0big/alma991008045649706708 Enllaç\n\n“Very high energy cosmic gamma radiation : a crucial window on the extreme Universe”, F. A. Aharonian, World Scientific Publishing, 2004\nISBN: 978-9810245733\n\nhttps://cercabib.ub.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UB/13d0big/alma991009280089706708 Enllaç\n\n“Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics”, C. Bambi & A. Santangelo, Springer Nature Singapore, 2023, ISBN: 9789811969591\n\n\n“Particles and Astrophysics: A Multi-Messenger Approach”, M. Spurio, Springer Link, 2017\nISBN: 978-3-319-34539-0\n\n\n\"Fundamentos de fotometría astronómica\", Galadí-Enríquez, D., Marcombo, 2018. ISBN: 978-84-267-2576-9\n\n\n\"De la Tierra al Universo\", Galadí-Enríquez, D., Gutiérrez Cabello, J., AKAL, 2022. ISBN: 9788446051459 \n\n\nWeb page\n\nR.L. Workman et al. (Particle Data Group), Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys. 2022, 083C01 (2022)\n\nMore information at: http://grad.ub.edu/grad3/plae/AccesInformePDInfes?curs=2023&assig=575606&ens=M0D0B&recurs=pladocent&n2=1&idioma=ENG" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Master in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology"@en . . "https://web.ub.edu/en/web/estudis/w/masteruniversitari-m0d0b" . "60"^^ . "Presential"@en . "The master's degree Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology of the University of Barcelona is intended for holders of bachelor's degrees and equivalent undergraduate degrees (particularly in physics), engineers and technical engineers who wish to pursue a specialization in one of the following branches of knowledge: astrophysics and space sciences; atomic, nuclear and particle physics; or gravitation and cosmology. The duration and specific content will depend on each applicant's previous studies.\nThe master's degree seeks to provide students with the training needed to conduct research in one of the fields listed above or in a related field, thanks to the interdisciplinary subjects also included in the program.\n\nThe course focuses on preparing students to begin a doctoral thesis upon completion of their degree, enabling them to pursue an academic career. However, it also provides highly valuable training for a career in the public or private sector, opening up a wide range of employment options.\n\nObjectives\nThe objectives of the master's degree are to provide students with advanced academic training in the fields of astrophysics, space sciences, atomic, nuclear and particle physics, gravitation and cosmology. More specifically, the objectives are:\n\n\n\nto study the content of a carefully selected set of subjects;\n\nto acquire the work methodology needed for conducting research and completing a doctoral thesis in the above fields through the completion of one or more research projects during the program;\n\nto acquire the skills needed to give scientific presentations;\n\nto acquire the competences, skills and abilities required to join a research group and complete doctoral studies or eventually join companies that pursue developments related to research in the mentioned fields.\n\nCompetences\nThe generic competences obtained by students will be instrumental (such as the capacity for analysis and synthesis, a working knowledge of English, knowledge of software tools and decision-making skills), interpersonal (such as critical reasoning, teamwork and creativity), and systemic (such as the capacity for independent learning and the capacity to adapt to new situations).\n\nThe specific competences obtained by students will be the capacity to understand a physical system in terms of the relevant scales of energy, the capacity to identify observable magnitudes and the capacity to test predictions from theoretical models with experimental and observational data.\n\nAnother potential specific competence is the capacity to develop and apply new technologies."@en . . . "1"@en . "FALSE" . . . "Master"@en . "Thesis" . "1660.20" . "Euro"@en . "4920" . "None" . "Obtaining the Master's Degree in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology is the first step towards undertaking a doctoral thesis in one of the research lines in the general fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics (astrophysics and space sciences) or Particle Physics and Gravitation (atomic, nuclear and particle physics, gravitation and cosmology). Some of the more applied syllabus content may also open professional doors to work in companies in the aerospace, energy, financial and communications sectors, among others, as these require specialists in the fields of space science, data processing and analysis, process simulation and advanced computation, etc."@en . "2"^^ . "TRUE" . "Upstream"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .