(in Polish) Advanced Nuclear Physics 2 1100-ANP2
1) General properties of nuclei. Size and density, halo nuclei. Magnetic moments. Spin and parity. Isospin physics. Nuclear masses.
2) Radioactivity and nuclear decay. Alpha decay. Beta decay and beta delayed particle emission. Double beta decay. Proton and two proton radioactivity. Gamma decay.
3) Nuclear models for the understanding of nuclear phenomena. Liquid drop model. Shell model. Collective models. Fission. Nuclear deformation. Ab initio approaches.
4) Production of exotic nuclei and radiation detectors for nuclear physics. Accelerators Tandem Van der Graaf, LINAC and cyclotron. ISOL and in-flight production methods. Beam manipulation: optics, mass separators, traps. Charged particle detectors, gamma detectors, neutron detectors. Anatomy of a nuclear physics experiment.
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Learning outcomes
The student is expected to acquire advanced knowledge on fundamental properties of the atomic nucleus. The course will provide with both theoretical and experimental concepts that play a crucial role to understand such properties. In addition, the student will learn to solve realistic nuclear physics problems taking advantage of nuclear databases and reference nuclear models. After the course the student will be able to face advanced nuclear physics literature, such as research articles, and understand the fundamentals of these works.
Assessment criteria
Three homework assignments, each containing exercises related to one of the first three parts of the course, together accounting for 50% of the final grade.
A final project consisting of a report based on a selected recent publication in Nuclear Physics, accounting for the remaining 50% of the final grade.
Bibliography
K. S. Krane, "Introductory Nuclear Physics", John Willey & Sons 1988
K. Hyde, "Basic Ideas and Concepts in Nuclear Physics" IOP Publishing, 1994
G. Knoll, “Radiation Detection and Measurement”, John Wiley & Sons 2000
W. R. Leo, Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer, 1994
K. Debertin, R. Helmer, “Gamma and X-ray Spectrometry with Semiconductor Detectors“, Elsevier Science 1988
G. R. Gilmore, "Practical Gamma-ray Spectrometry”, John Wiley & Sons 2008