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Course unit
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
SCP7081658, A.A. 2017/18
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
ECTS: details
Type |
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector |
Credits allocated |
Core courses |
FIS/04 |
Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics |
6.0 |
Mode of delivery (when and how)
Period |
First semester |
Year |
1st Year |
Teaching method |
frontal |
Organisation of didactics
Type of hours |
Credits |
Hours of teaching |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
Lecture |
6.0 |
48 |
102.0 |
No turn |
Start of activities |
02/10/2017 |
End of activities |
19/01/2018 |
Examination board
Board |
From |
To |
Members of the board |
2 NUCLEAR PHYSIC |
01/10/2017 |
30/11/2018 |
LENZI
SILVIA MONICA
(Presidente)
MONTAGNOLI
GIOVANNA
(Membro Effettivo)
FORTUNATO
LORENZO
(Supplente)
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Prerequisites:
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Quantum mechanics |
Target skills and knowledge:
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The student will get a deeper view of several aspects of Nuclear Reactions Dynamics and Nuclear Structure. In particular, experimental tools and methods to study nuclear properties will be discussed. Theoretical methods and models will be presented and applied to several cases. The most resent results and issues will be presented and discussed. The students will be able to interpret the data and the different properties and excitation modes in nuclei. |
Examination methods:
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The exam consists on an oral examination with eventual presentation of a research work on one of the several subjects proposed by the professors. |
Assessment criteria:
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Good knowledge of the main subjects of the course |
Course unit contents:
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Program of Nuclear Physics 2017/2018
First part: Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Models
• Introduction: The nucleus as a laboratory of Quantum Mechanics
• Symmetries and the Nuclear Force
• Experimental methods
• Theoretical Models:
1) Collective Models:
LDM, Fermi Gas and Density-Functional Models,
Surface vibrations, Rotating nuclei
2) Microscopic Models: Mean-field Models,
Interacting Shell Model
The Nilsson Model
Second part: Nuclear reactions
Introduction
• Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering
• Nuclear Reactions
• Interactions between heavy ions
• Direct nuclear reactions between heavy ions
• Multi-nucleon transfer reactions between heavy ions
• Compound nuclear reactions
• Fusion reactions below the Coulomb barrier
• Reactions of astrophysical interest |
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:
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The lectures are presented with slides |
Additional notes about suggested reading:
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The text book and the slides, together with other auxiliary and useful material are put in the moodle site of the course. |
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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Kris Heyde, Basic Ideas and Concepts in Nuclear Physics. Bristol and Phyladelphia: Institute of Physics Publishing, 1999.
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