Physics (PHYS)
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
PHYS 4608 [0.5 credit]
Nuclear Physics
Ground state properties of nuclei, nuclear forces, nuclear levels. Qualitative treatment of Fermi gas model, liquid drop model, shell model and collective model. Alpha, beta and gamma radioactivities. Fission. Passage of particles through matter. Particle detectors. Elements of neutron physics and nuclear reactors.
Prerequisites:
PHYS 3606 or
PHYS 3608 and
PHYS 3701 or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.