| Course title | Cosmic Radiation and Detection Techniques |
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| Course code | SLO/KZDTX |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. EXPERIMENTAL ORIGINS: History of the field, discovery of CR, discovery og CR showers in the atmosphere, connection to the nuclear and particle physics (new particles, new measurement techniques, emmulsions, chambers). 2. COSMIC RADIATION: Energy spectrum, chemical composition, sources, accelerating mechanisms, properties of energy spectrum, ancle, knee, GCR effect, propagation through the space, influence of magnetical cosmic fields, open questions. 3. MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR COSMIC RADIATION: Balloon and satellite measurements (low energy), Earth surface measurements (medium energy: surface detectors, Čerenkov detectors, scintillators, muon detectors; ultra-energy cosmic radiation: giant arrays of surface detectors, fluorescent detectors). 4. EXPERIMENTAL REVIEW OF THE FIELD: - Decisive experiments (KASCADE, AUGER, HIRES, AGASA, HESS, MAGIC, CTA). - Important moments for the development of the field of study (mystery of spectrum of energy tail, accelerators in Galaxy, anisotropy).
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim is to provide introduction to the cosmic ray physics.
Knowledge: Describe cosmic radiation and its detection techniques. Analysis: Calculate basic characteristitics of cosmic rays propagation. |
| Prerequisites |
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Not specified.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Oral exam
Class attendance. Knowledge of the course topics, ability to discuss about the course topics in a wider context. Ability to solve/calculate typical problems defined during the course. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |