The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) neutrino detector, before it was filled with water. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.)
Course Features
Course Highlights
This course features a full set of lecture notes, a complete list of assignments, and all three exams with solutions.
Course Description
This course explores elements of nuclear physics for engineering students. It covers basic properties of the nucleus and nuclear radiations; quantum mechanical calculations of deuteron bound-state wave function and energy; n-p scattering cross section; transition probability per unit time and barrier transmission probability. It also covers binding energy and nuclear stability; interactions of charged particles, neutrons, and gamma rays with matter; radioactive decays; and energetics and general cross section behavior in nuclear reactions.
Lecture Notes
| LEC # | TOPICS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Nuclear Concepts (PDF) Supplement (PDF) | |
| Quantum Mechanical Description of Nuclei | ||
| 2 | Schrödinger Wave Equation (PDF) | |
| 3 | Bound States in One Dimensional Systems – Particle in a Square Well (PDF) | |
| 4 | Bound States in Three Dimensions -- Orbital Angular Momentum (PDF) | |
| 5 | Barrier Penetration (PDF) | |
| 6 | The Neutron-Proton System: Bound State of the Deuteron (PDF) | |
| 7 | Overview of Cross Section Calculation (PDF) | |
| 8 | Neutron-Proton Scattering (PDF) | |
| 9 | Quiz 1 Review | |
| Quiz 1 (Lec #1-8, Closed Book) | ||
| Nuclear Binding, Stability and Decay | ||
| 10 | Nuclear Shell Model (PDF) | |
| 11 | Nuclear Binding Energy and Stability (PDF) | |
| 12 | Binding Energy and Mass Parabolas (PDF) | |
| Interaction of Radiation with Matter | ||
| 13 | Radioactive-Series Decay (PDF) | |
| 14 | Charged Particle Interactions: Stopping Power, Collision and Ionization (PDF) | |
| 15 | Charged Particle Interactions: Radiation Loss, Range (PDF) | |
| 16 | Neutron Interactions: Q-equation and Elastic Scattering (PDF) | |
| 17 | Quiz 2 Review | |
| Quiz 2 (Lec #9-15, Closed Book) | ||
| 18 | Neutron Interactions: Energy, Angular Distributions, Thermal Motions (PDF) | |
| 19 | Gamma Interactions: Compton Scattering (PDF) | |
| 20 | Gamma Interactions: Photoelectric Effect and Pair Production (PDF) | |
| 21 | Detection of Nuclear Radiation: Pulse Height Spectra (PDF) | |
| Nuclear Processes | ||
| 22 | Nuclear Decays (PDF) | |
| 23 | Nuclear Reactions: Energetics and Compound Nucleus (PDF) | |
| 24 | Quiz 3 Review | |
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