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PHYS 291DExperimental High-Energy Collider Physics

2 creditsGraduateStudent Option

Seminar on current results in experimental high-energy particle physics. Topics follow recently published results, including design of experiments, development of particle detector technology, and experimental results from new particle searches, quantum chromodynamics, and properties of heavy flavor quarks.

Prerequisites

Enrollment is restricted to graduate students.

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01SeminarAsynchronousStaffOpen 0/10

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
TBA
TBD In PersonStaffOpen 0/10

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
TBA
TBD In PersonJ. A. NielsenOpen 0/10

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Thu 1:30pm–2:50pm
TBD In PersonJ. A. NielsenOpen 6/10

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Jason Nielsen4.2 / 53.4 / 586%35

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