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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Physics

640-354 Nuclear Physics

Credit Points:

12.0

Coordinator:

Dr M Sevior

Prerequisite/s:

Physics 640-321 or 640-341.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 lectures and 13 x 1-hour tutorials

Objectives:

By the end of this course the student should:

  • comprehend our modern picture of the physics of the atomic nucleus;

  • be able to apply the theory to the solution of problems involving the quantum mechanical properties of the nucleus as well as its structure, stability, instability and decay mechanisms.

Content:

Static nuclear properties; nuclear stability; the two nucleon problem; nuclear models for structure and reactions; alpha-decay; beta-decay; gamma-ray transitions.

Assessment:

A 2.5 hour end-of-semester written examination plus tests and/or assignments, set during the semester, which may account for up to 20% of the final mark.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Krane K S, Introductory Nuclear Physics, Wiley.
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