Subject description
Topics presented will be selected from: 1.nuclear characteristics: radius, charge, mass, composition, energy levels, angular momentum, 2.nuclear models: liquid drop, semi-empirical and shell models 3.nuclear interactions and the compound nucleus 4.radioactive decay including alpha, beta and gamma emission 5.fission and chain reactions 6.fission reactors and radioactive waste 7.nuclear fusion and … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Equivalence
PHY8375 - Nuclear Physics
Delivery
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Teaching staff
Subject coordinators
Lecturers
Tutors
Engagement hours
Contact Hours:3 hour lecture, 3 hour practical
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Consolidate and synthesise knowledge of the historical background to models of the nucleus, its stability, modes of decay and reactions.
2.
Apply models to binding energies, radioactive decay, fission and fusion processes.
3.
Articulate techniques of measurement of nuclear properties.
4.
Evaluate nuclear fusion and fission processes used in power generation, weapons development and medical physics.
5.
Identify the hierarchy of elementary particles and the role of quarks in understanding this.
6.
Verify a practical understanding of radiation WH&S.
Assessment details
Assignments
Final exam
Written group project
Labs
Class participation
Work integrated learning
Embedded WIL:This subject contains elements of "Embedded WIL". Students in this subject will experience activities that relate to or simulate professional practice as part of their learning.
Textbook information
B. R. Martin: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Willey 2009.
This is a recommended purchase. Full text is available through library as e-Book.
Recommended Readings
Povh, Ritz, Scholz, Zetsche: Particles and Nuclei, an Introduction to the Physical Concepts, Springer 2006.
W. N. Cottingham and D. A. Greenwood: An Introduction to Nuclear Physics, Cambridge University Press 2001.
J. Lilley: Nuclear Physics Principles and Applications, Wiley 2006. Full text is available through library as e-Book.