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Our understanding of subatomic particles has developed over many years and a clear picture of the different particles, their interactions and their interrelationships only emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. The development of the Standard Model provided clarification of the way in which various particles, specifically the hadrons, relate to one another and the way in which their properties are determined by their structure. Only recently has the final piece of, perhaps, the final model been clarified with the observation of the Higgs boson.
The description of particle structure on the basis of the Standard Model, along with recent discoveries concerning neutrino properties, provides us with a comprehensive picture of the properties of subatomic particles. Part I of this book provides an overview of the Standard Model of particle physics including an overview of the discovery and properties of the Higgs boson. Part II summarizes the important investigations into the physics of neutrinos and provides an overview of the interpretation of these studies.
Contents Preface About the Author Part I The Standard Model of Particle Physics Chapter 1 Historical Overview of Particle Physics 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Photons 1.3 Electrons 1.4 Protons 1.5 Neutrons 1.6 Neutrinos 1.7 Positrons 1.8 Muons 1.9 Pions 1.10 Antiprotons and Antineutrons References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 2 Classification of Subatomic Particles and Their Interactions 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Leptons 2.3 Gauge Bosons 2.4 Feynman Diagrams Problems References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 3 Evidence for Quarks 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Coulombic Scattering 3.3 Magnetic Moment of the Neutron 3.4 Excited States of the Neutron and Proton 3.5 Meson Production 3.6 Deep Inelastic Scattering References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 4 Hadronic Structure and Interactions 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Structure of Mesons 4.3 Structure of Baryons 4.4 Quarks, Gluons and Color 4.5 Understanding Decays and Reactions Problems References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 5 The Higgs Boson 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking 5.3 The Higgs Field 5.4 The Search for the Higgs Boson Problems References and Suggestions for Further Reading Part II Neutrino Oscillations Chapter 6 Solar Neutrinos 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Solar Fusion Processes Problem References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 7 Radiochemical Neutrino Experiments 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Homestake Mine Experiment 7.3 SAGE 7.4 GALLEX/GNO 7.5 Calibration of Gallium Experiments Problem References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 8 Properties of Neutrinos 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Dirac and Majorana Neutrinos 8.3 Neutrino Flavors and Cabibbo Mixing 8.4 Neutrino Flavor Mixing and the MSW Effect References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 9 Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Cherenkov Radiation 9.3 Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande 9.4 Solar Neutrino Experiments 9.5 Atmospheric Neutrino Experiments 9.6 Accelerator Neutrino Experiments 9.7 Supernova Neutrinos 9.8 Proton Decay Experiments Problems References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 10 Sudbury Neutrino Observatory 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Pure D2O phase NaCl phase Proportional counter phase 10.3 Analysis of SNO Data Problem References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 11 Scintillator Experiments 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Borexino 11.3 KamLAND References and Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 12 Neutrino Masses and Their Implications 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Neutrino Masses 12.3 Cosmological Implications of Neutrino Mass 12.4 Neutrino Magnetic Moment Problem References and Suggestions for Further Reading