Course Identification
Nuclear Physics- Structure, Scatterings, Reactions
Lecturers and Teaching Assistants
Prof. Shimon Levit
Course Schedule and Location
Second Semester
Monday, 11:15 - 14:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B
17/04/2023
Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points
Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 3.00 points
Comments
Tutorials ? one hour every two weeks
Attendance and participation
Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)
Syllabus
Course Description:
- Nuclei - introductory review.
- Elements of the scattering theory - Lippman-Schwinger equation, inelastic scattering, Born approximation,
- using (electron, neutron, light) elastic and inelastic scattering to probe (nuclear, atomic, molecular) structure.
- Nuclear structure models -
Fermi gas, liquid drop, independent particles, shell model.
Collective nuclear phenomena - rotations, vibrations
- Nuclear decay processes - alpha, beta, gamma, fission, fusion
- Nuclear reactions – direct and compound.
- Summary
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to gain knowledge in basics of modern Nuclear Physics, scattering theory, decays, physics of fission and fusion, collective motion, shell structure
Reading List
Will be provided during the course