PHYS 461
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Course No.
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Course Title
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No. of Units
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Pre-requisites
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Pr.
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Credit
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PHYS 461
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Nuclear Physics
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3
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3
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PHYS 354
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Objectives of the course :
The objective of the course is to give the students a good understanding of the basic concepts of nuclear physics .
Course Description :
General properties of the nucleus, nuclear stability, stability line and the table of nuclei. Binding energy, separation energy. The liquid drop model. Nuclear decay law, half life, mean life -time and radioactivity. Decay schemes. Production of radioactive materials. Alpha decay, Beta decay, Gamma decay, nuclear structure models, nuclear reactions and safety applications.
Main text books :
The Physics of nuclei and Particle, Richard Dunlap, Thomson- Brooks/cole (2004)
Subsidiary books :
1- Elements of nuclear physics W. Burcham Longman (1979) .
2- Introductory Nuclear Physics H.S. Krane (1987).
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Last Update
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10/15/2009 12:09:41 AM
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