Elements of Nuclear Physics 390-FM2-1PFJ
Study profile: general academic
Study form: full-time
Subject type: obligatory (MODULE 1, Selected problems of physics)
Field and discipline of science: Field of exact and natural sciences, Discipline of physical science
Year of studies/semester: 1 year/1 semester
Prerequisites: Before starting classes, the student should have basic knowledge of mathematics and physics. The student should be able to transform mathematical formulas.
Number of teaching hours: Lecture - 30 hours, seminar - 0 hours, laboratory - 45 hours.
Didactic methods: lecture, solving tasks, performing experiments, discussion, consultations, student's own work at home
ECTS points: 9
Student workload balance: participation in lectures (30 hrs.), participation in a seminar (0 hrs.), participation in a laboratory (45 hrs.), participation in consultations (15 hrs.), own work at home and preparation for tests/exams (30 hrs.).
Quantitative indicators: student workload related to classes requiring direct teacher participation - 4.8 ECTS; student workload related to practical classes - 1.8 ECTS.
Scope of topics:
Topics discussed during the lecture:
1) Physical quantities characterizing atomic nuclei
2) Excited states
3) Gamma radiation
4) Decays of unstable nuclei
5) Models of the structure of the atomic nucleus
6) Nuclear reactions
7) Applications of nuclear physics
Topics discussed during the laboratory:
1) Elements of relativistic mechanics and quantum mechanics
2) Spin, parity, gamma transitions, selection rules, intensities.
3) Statistics of processes in the measurement of nuclear phenomena. Poisson and Gaussian distribution
4) Nuclear reactions, heat of reaction
5) decrease in intensity as a function of distance from the source
6) Gamma radiation spectroscopy, calibration, energy resolution
7) Study of X-ray fluorescence excited by gamma radiation
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Learning outcomes
Student:
1) has extended knowledge of nuclear physics, knows and understands basic theoretical concepts, mathematical models of selected phenomena and knows practical applications, if the specialization provides for it (KP7_WG2)
2) understands the relationship between basic research in physics and practical applications, including, if the specialization provides for it, applications in medical practice (KP7_WG3)
3) is able to interpret experimental results based on theoretical knowledge within the scope of the specialization program (KP7_UW1)
4) is able to use theoretical physics methods with understanding for quantitative and qualitative analysis of selected physical systems and phenomena within the scope of the specialization program (KP7_UW3)
Assessment criteria
Passing the lab based on the required number of points for reports and colloquium.
Oral exam on the material presented in the lecture based on a set list of questions.
Bibliography
Recommended literature
1) T. Mayer-Kuckuk, „Fizyka jądrowa”, PWN 1983
2) E. Skrzypczak, Z. Szelfiński, „Wstęp do fizyki jądra atomowego i cząstek elementarnych”, PWN 1995
3) A. Strzałkowski, „Wstęp do fizyki jądra atomowego”, PWN 1979
4) J. Araminowicz, „Zbiór zadań z fizyki jądrowej”, PWN 1980
5) D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, „Podstawy fizyki. Tom 5”, PWN, Warszawa 2003
Additional literature
1) V. Acosta, C.L. Covan, B.J. Graham, „Podstawy fizyki współczesnej”, PWN 1981
2) A.K. Wróblewski i inni (pod redakcją) „Encyklopedia fizyki współczesnej”, PWN 1983
3) H. Haken, H.Ch. Wolf, „Atomy i kwanty”, PWN 2002
4) http://pl.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wstęp_do_fizyki_jądra_atomowego
5) H. Stöcker, „Nowoczesne kompendium fizyki”, PWN, Warszawa 2010
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