KUK - LMS

Syllabus

MODULE NO / UNIT	COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE	NOTES
Course Code: PHY 303B Course Name: Nuclear Physics-I
1	Particle Identification (12 hrs.) Basic principle of ΔE-E detector telescopes, short range charged particles ΔE-E telescope, methods of particle identification using semiconductor and gaseous detectors, ΔE-E time of flight spectroscopy; Event by event particle identification system for heavy ion induced reaction analysis; neutron-gamma discrimination; Modem Gas Detectors: basic principle and operation of split anode ionization chamber, position sensitive ionization chamber, position sensitive proportional counter & multi wire proportional counter.
2	Nuclear Electronics (12 hrs.) Types of preamplifiers: basic idea of voltage sensitive and current sensitive pre-amplifiers, details of charge sensitive preamplifier and its applications; Amplifier Pulse Shaping Circuits: RC, Gaussian, delay-line, bipolar and zero cross-over timing circuits, pole zero cancellation and base line restorer; Coincidence Techniques: basic idea of coincidence circuit and its resolving time, basic principle of slow coincidence, slow fast coincidence and sum coincidence techniques, electronic considerations for pulse processing, device impedance, pulse attenuator, pulse splitter, linear and logic pulses, Single Channel Analyzer; Multi-Channel Analyzer; CAMAC Based Data Acquisition System.
3	Ion Accelerators and Ion Beam Interaction in Solids (12 hrs.) Ion Accelerators: Ion sources- basic features of RF ion source, direct extraction negative ions source (Duoplasmatron) and source of negative ions by Cs sputtering (SNICS); Basic principle and working of Tandom accelerator and Pelletron accelerator and its applications; Ion Beam Interaction in Solids: Basic ion bombardment processes in solids- general phenomenon, ion penetration and stopping, ion range parameters, channelling, components of an ion implanter, energy deposition during radiation damage, sputtering process and ion beam mixing.
4	Nuclear Reactors (12 hrs.) Nuclear stability, fission, prompt and delayed neutrons, fissile and fertile materials- characteristics and production, classification of neutrons on the basis of their energy, four factor formula, control of reactors, reactors using natural uranium, principle of breeder reactors, fast breeder reactor & doubling time, calculation of critical size and mass of reactor; Basic principle of neutron detection; Basic concept of fusion reactors.