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Nuclear Physics Overview Lectures Series

Discover the fundamentals and applications of nuclear physics in this comprehensive lecture series covering nuclei structure, mass formula, decays, interactions with matter, and practical applications. 8 Relevant

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Nuclear Physics Overview Lectures Series

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  1. Overview of Lectures (I) • Introduction Fri. Week 1, Lindemann (L) • Why do we study Nuclear Physics • What will this course cover • Shape and density of the nuclei 2. The Semi Empirical Mass Formula (SEMF) Thu. Week 2, Martin Wood (MW) • The liquid drop model • The Fermi Gas Model • Experimental verification 3./4./5. Using the SEMF and transition to Shell Model Fri. (L) Week 2 & Thu. (MW), Fri (L) Week 3 • The valley of nuclear stability • Nuclear decays (a, b, fission, others) • Natural radioactivity • The end of SEMF: Evidence of magic numbers • The Shell Model Note: lectures in the Martin Wood starting 12:05 lectures in the Lindemann starting 14:05 (wks 1-4), 12:05 weeks 6-8 Nuclear Physics, Dr. Armin Reichold

  2. Overview of Lectures (II) 6./7. Crossections Thu. (MW), Frid (L) Week 4, • Experiments, natural units, conventions and definitions • Fermi’s Golden Rule • Rutherford Scattering • Breit-Wigner resonances and partial decay widths Note: No nuclear physics lectures in week 5 ! 8./9. Theory of Decays Thu. & Fri. Week 6, (MW) • Tunnelling model of a-decay • Selection rules and decay rates in g-decay • Fermi theory of b-decay Nuclear Physics, Dr. Armin Reichold

  3. Overview of Lectures (III) 10./11. Particle Interactions with Matter Thu. & Fri. Week 7, (MW) • dE/dx by ionisation and the Bethe-Bloch formula (9) • Photoeffect, Compton Scattering, Bremsstrahlung, Pair Production • Cherenkov radiation 12./13. Applications of Nuclear Physics Thy. & Fri. Week 8, (MW) • Particle Detectors • Fission Reactors • Bombs • Fusion reactors • Radioactive dating (notes only) Nuclear Physics, Dr. Armin Reichold

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