Course Identification

Nuclear Physics- Structure, Scatterings, Reactions
20251042

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Shimon Levit
Oren Ironi, Daniella van der Boom

Course Schedule and Location

2025
Second Semester
Monday, 14:15 - 17:00, Weissman, Auditorium

Tutorials
Wednesday, 11:15 - 12:00, Science Teaching Lab 3
24/03/2025
30/06/2025

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 3.00 points

Comments

On April 29, the tutorial will take place at seminar room B (instead of April 30).
On May 8, the tutorial will take place at the Amos De Shalit conference room (instead of May 7).
On May 13, the tutorial will take place in seminar room B (Weismann), instead of May 14.

Prerequisites

QM1 course

Restrictions

100

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

34%
66%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

31/07/2025
Weissman, Seminar Rm A,Weissman, Seminar Rm B
1000-1600
N/A

Scheduled date 2

10/08/2025
Weissman, Seminar Rm A,Weissman, Seminar Rm B
1000-1600
N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

5

Syllabus

Course Description:

 

  1. Nuclei - introductory review.

 

  1. Elements of the scattering theory - Lippman-Schwinger equation, inelastic scattering, Born approximation,

 

  1. using (electron, neutron, light) elastic and inelastic scattering to probe (nuclear, atomic, molecular) structure.

 

  1. Nuclear structure models -

          Fermi gas, liquid drop, independent particles, shell model.

          Collective nuclear phenomena - rotations, vibrations

 

  1. Nuclear decay processes - alpha, beta, gamma, fission, fusion

 

  1. Nuclear reactions – direct  and compound.

 

  1. 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

Website

N/A