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CHIPP PhD Winter School 2011

9–14 Jan 2011
Hotel Regina Terme, Leukerbad
Europe/Zurich timezone

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  1. 1. Homogeneous Cosmology
    Julien Lesgourgues (Unknown)
    10/01/2011, 09:00
    - universe expansion in Newtonian gravity and GR - Friedmann equation - Hot Big Bang model - distances and horizons - need for inflation
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  2. 2. Thermal History (Part 1)
    Martin Kunz (Unknown)
    10/01/2011, 10:00
    * equilibrium distributions: number densities, energy densities, pressure   * decoupling, relic abundance, hot and cold relics   * neutrino decoupling and the neutrino background   * photon decoupling, recombination and the CMB   * BBN and light element abundance
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  3. 3. Thermal History (Part 2)
    Martin Kunz (Unknown)
    10/01/2011, 11:30
    * equilibrium distributions: number densities, energy densities, pressure   * decoupling, relic abundance, hot and cold relics   * neutrino decoupling and the neutrino background   * photon decoupling, recombination and the CMB   * BBN and light element abundance
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  4. 4. Neutrino Oscillations (Part 1)
    Luigi Di Lella (INFN Sezione di Pisa (INFN))
    10/01/2011, 15:00
    1. Theory of neutrino oscillations in vacuum; 2. Solar neutrino experiments; 3. Theory of neutrino oscillations in matter; 4. The KAMLAND reactor experiment; 5. Atmospheric neutrino experiments; 6. The CHOOZ reactor experiment; 7. Long baseline oscillation searches at accelerators; 8. Future projects: measurement of the theta_13 mixing angle.
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  5. 5. Neutrino Oscillations (Part 2)
    Luigi Di Lella (INFN Sezione di Pisa (INFN))
    10/01/2011, 17:30
    1. Theory of neutrino oscillations in vacuum; 2. Solar neutrino experiments; 3. Theory of neutrino oscillations in matter; 4. The KAMLAND reactor experiment; 5. Atmospheric neutrino experiments; 6. The CHOOZ reactor experiment; 7. Long baseline oscillation searches at accelerators; 8. Future projects: measurement of the theta_13 mixing angle.
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  6. 6. Discussion
    10/01/2011, 18:30
  7. 7. Cosmological Perturbations and Large Scale Structure
    Julien Lesgourgues (Unknown)
    11/01/2011, 09:00
    - overview of gauge ambiguity - overview of adiabatic initial conditions - overview of perturbation evolution in different regimes - matter power spectrum and its dependence on cosmological parameters - approaches for computing non-linear corrections - large scale structure observations: galaxy surveys, cosmic shear  surveys, Lyman-alpha forests
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  8. 8. Cosmic Microwave Background
    Julien Lesgourgues (Unknown)
    11/01/2011, 10:00
    - Sachs-Wolfe effect in instantaneous decoupling limit - shape of CMB temperature spectrum in Fourier and harmonic space - corrections from Silk damping and Integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect - CMB temperature spectrum dependence on cosmological parameters - overview of CMB observations from COBE to Planck
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  9. 9. Bayesian Statistics in Cosmology
    Martin Kunz (Unknown)
    11/01/2011, 11:30
    * parameter estimation: likelihood, prior, posterior   * Gaussian examples, Fisher matrix   * MCMC methods   * model selection
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  10. 10. Collider Physics (Part 1)
    Andreas Hoecker (CERN)
    11/01/2011, 15:00
    I. Setting the Stage … Motivation for a Huge Machine II. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) III. The ATLAS and CMS Experiments (and LHCb) IV. Proton–Proton Collisions and Standard Model Physics V. Higgs and Electroweak Symmetry Breaking VI. LHC Searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model VII. Outlook
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  11. 11. Collider Physics (Part 2)
    Andreas Hoecker (CERN)
    11/01/2011, 17:30
    I. Setting the Stage … Motivation for a Huge Machine II. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) III. The ATLAS and CMS Experiments (and LHCb) IV. Proton–Proton Collisions and Standard Model Physics V. Higgs and Electroweak Symmetry Breaking VI. LHC Searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model VII. Outlook
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  12. 12. Discussion
    11/01/2011, 18:30
  13. 13. Constraints on Inflation
    Julien Lesgourgues (Unknown)
    12/01/2011, 08:30
    - generation of primordial perturbations - slow-roll predictions for scalar and tensor perturbations - classification of slow-roll inflationary models - current constraints - prospects (Planck and beyond)
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  14. 14. Cosmological Constraints on Neutrinos and Dark Matter
    Julien Lesgourgues (Unknown)
    12/01/2011, 09:30
    - cosmic neutrino background (calculation of neutrino temperature left to Martin) - free-streaming effect - limits on neutrino density and masses - limits on warm dark matter
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  15. 15. Introduction to Cosmic Rays
    Andrii Neronov (ISDC)
    12/01/2011, 18:00
    a) Observations, from GeV to 1e20 eV;   b) Problem of the origin of CRs;   c) Propagation of CRs in the Galaxy and in intergalactic medium;
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  16. 16. Introduction to Multi-Messenger Astronomy
    Andrii Neronov (ISDC)
    13/01/2011, 09:00
    a) Relation between gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics;   b) Astronomical observations from radio to gamma-ray band;   c) Relevant particle acceleration and interaction mechanisms;   d) Very high-energy neutrinos from astronomical sources?
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  17. 17. Dark Energy (Part 1)
    Martin Kunz (Unknown)
    13/01/2011, 10:00
    * Lambda-CDM and its problems   * canonical scalar field models of dark energy   * parametrisation of the DE equation of state, how to measure it (with special emphasis on using SN-Ia to probe the luminosity distance), current constraints   * models that modify gravity   * impact on perturbations in the Universe (e.g. growth of structure)   * outlook (future experiments, e.g. Euclid)
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  18. 19. Particle Acceleration and Interactions in Active Galactic Nuclei
    Andrii Neronov (ISDC)
    13/01/2011, 11:30
    a) AGN phenomenology   b) Blazars and radio galaxies   c) AGN jets from Scharzschild radius to Mpc distances   d) AGN as possible ultra-high-energy cosmic ray sources
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  19. 20. Student Talks
    13/01/2011, 15:30
  20. 21. Small Group Discussions
    13/01/2011, 17:30
    Parallel and informal discussion sessions.
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  21. 23. Stellar Mass Black Holes, Neutron Stars and Supernova Remnants
    Andrii Neronov (ISDC)
    14/01/2011, 09:00
    a) Gravitational collapse of the cores of massive stars;   b) Supernova phenomenon, neutrino emission, gamma-ray bursts;   c) Stellar mass black holes and neutron stars;   d) Supernova remnants and the origin of Galactic cosmic rays
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  22. 24. Dark Energy (Part 2)
    Martin Kunz (Unknown)
    14/01/2011, 10:00
    * Lambda-CDM and its problems   * canonical scalar field models of dark energy   * parametrisation of the DE equation of state, how to measure it (with special emphasis on using SN-Ia to probe the luminosity distance), current constraints   * models that modify gravity   * impact on perturbations in the Universe (e.g. growth of structure)   * outlook (future experiments, e.g. Euclid)
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  23. 25. Present and Next Generation Instrumentation
    Andrii Neronov (ISDC)
    14/01/2011, 11:30
    a) Present and planned cosmic ray detection facilities;   b) Present and planned gamma-ray telescopes;   c) Present and planned very-high-energy neutrino telescopes.
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  24. 22. Student Talks or Project