Syllabus
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Course Code: B-PHY-501 Course Name: (I) Nuclear Physics |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | NUCLEAR STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF NUCLEI Nuclearcomposition(p-eandp-nhypotheses),Nuclearproperties;Nuclearsize,spin, parity,statistics,magneticdipolemoment,quadruplemoment(shapeconcept). DeterminationofmassbyBain-Bridge,BainBridgeandJordanmassspectrograph.DeterminationofchargebyMosleyLaw.Determinationofsizeofnuc leibyRutherford BackScattering. |
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| 2 | NUCLEAR RADIATIONS DECAY PROCESS AND INTERACTION Alpha-disintegrationanditstheory,Energeticofalpha-decay,Originofcontinuousbeta spectrum(neutrinohypothesis),typesofbeta-decayandenergeticofbeta-decay,Nature of gamma rays, Energetic ofgamma rays,Interactionofheavychargedparticles(Alphaparticles);Energylossofheavycharged particle(ideaofBetheformula;noderivation),Rangeandstragglingofalphaparticles. GeigerNuttallaw,Interactionoflightchargedparticle(Beta-particle),Energylossof betaparticles(ionization),Rangeofelectrons,absorptionofbeta-particles.Interactionof GammaRay;PassageofGammaradiationsthroughmatter(Photoelectric,Comptonand pairproductioneffect),electron-positronannihilation,AbsorptionofGammarays(Mass attenuation coefficient) and its application. |
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| 3 | NUCLEAR ACCELERATORS AND NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTORS Linear accelerator,Tendem accelerator, Cyclotron and Betatronaccelerators, Gasfilledcounters;Ionizationchamber,proportionalcounter,G.M.Counter(detailed study), Scintillation counter and semiconductor detector. |
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| 4 | NUCLEAR REACTIONS AND NUCLEAR REACTORS Nuclearreactions,Elasticscattering,Inelasticscattering,nucleardisintegration, Photonuclearreaction,Radiativecapture,Directreaction,Heavyionreactionsand spallation Reactions, Conservation laws, Q-valueand reaction threshold, Nuclear Reactors,GeneralaspectsofReactordesign,Nuclearfissionandfusionreactors, (Principle, construction,working and uses in brief). |
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