COURSE SYLLABUS

BASIC ANALYSIS METHODS FOR PARTICLE DETECTORS

1	Course Title:	BASIC ANALYSIS METHODS FOR PARTICLE DETECTORS
2	Course Code:	FZK5621
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ÖZKAN ŞAHİN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Özkan ŞAHİN, email: osahin@uludag.edu.tr, Telf: 224 2941706, BUÜ Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Fizik Bölümü, 16059, Görükle Kampusü, Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn the coding languages and software tools commonly used in the simulation of particle detectors at a basic level, and to acquire the ability to analyze experimental data.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	By learning the calculations of physical events in particle detectors, the student develops the ability to solve basic problems in detectors.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learns the calculation methods of Fortran and C ++ programming languages in Unix based operating systems. ;
2	Learns how to install and operate a large number of software tools widely used in the simulation of particles such as Magboltz and Garfield ++ in gas mixtures, and use basic examples. ;
3	Learn how to calculate the physical parameters of electrons such as drift and diffusion rates, ionization and excitation frequencies. ;
4	Have basic knowledge about the software tools that can calculate the electrical field based on a finite element method for different detector geometries.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Basic concepts for the Fortran programming language
2	Basic concepts for the C++ programming language
3	The Linux operating system and simple commands
4	General introduction of tools widely used for simulation of gaseous particle detectors
5	Installation of Magboltz software and learning its features
6	Preparation of Magboltz input files and comprehension of its output files
7	Calculating the drift velocity of electrons in gas mixtures using Magboltz
8	Calculation of Townsend ionization coefficients using Magboltz
9	Calculating the frequencies of excitation levels with Magboltz
10	Installing the ROOT analysis program and running with simple examples
11	ntroduction to fits with ROOT analysis program
12	Installing the Garfield ++ program and running with simple examples
13	Features of Garfield ++ and GEANT4 interface program
14	Introduction of COMSOL, ELMER and nBEM electric field tools

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Can Aktaş (2016), “Fortran 90 ile Programlama”, PARADİGMA AKADEMİ YAYINLARI 2. Herbert Schildt (2008), “C++ Temel Öğrenim Klavuzu”, Alfa Basım Yayım, İstanbul. 3. Yalçın Özkan (2009), “C ++ ile Programlama, Nesneye yönelik programlama”, Alfa Basım Yayım, İstanbul. 4. MAGBOLTZ - transport of electrons in gas mixtures, https://magboltz.web.cern.ch/magboltz/ 5. ROOT: An open-source data analysis framework used by high energy physics and other, https://root.cern.ch/ 6. GARFIELD++: a toolkit for the detailed simulation of particle detectors based on ionisation measurement in gases and semiconductors, https://garfieldpp.web.cern.ch/garfieldpp/ 7. Geant4 interface: describes a way to create an interface between Geant4 and Garfield++, https://garfieldpp.web.cern.ch/garfieldpp/examples/geant4-interface/ 8. COMSOL: https://www.comsol.ch/ 9. ELMER: an open source multiphysical simulation software, https://www.csc.fi/web/elmer 10. nBEM: A nearly exact Boundary Element Method, http://nebem.web.cern.ch/nebem/ 11. WG4 Modelling of Physics Processes and Software Tools, https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/MPGD/WG4-Simulation
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	40
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Written Examination
Information	Evaluations related to every topic have been done

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High