NUCLEAR PHYSICS-I

Paper Code: 
PHY 322
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
The course will equip students will the basic background knowledge required for a Nuclear Scientist. 
 
12.00
Unit I: 
I

 Two Nucleon system and Nuclear forces : General nature of the force between nucleons, saturation of nuclear forces, charge independence and spin dependence, General forms of two nucleon interaction, Central, non-central and velocity dependent potential, Analysis of the ground state (3S1) of deuteron using a square well potential, range-depth relationship, excited states of deuteron, Discussion of the ground state of deuteron under non-central force, calculation of the electric quadrupole and magnetic dipole moments and the D-state admixture.

12.00
Unit II: 
II

Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering and Potentials : Partial wave analysis of the neutron-proton scattering at low energy assuming central potential with square well shape, concept of scattering length, coherent scattering of neutrons by protons in (ortho and para), hydrogen molecule, conclusions of these analysis regarding scattering lengths, range and depth of the potential, the effective range theory (in neutron-proton scattering) and the shape independence of nuclear potential.

12.00
Unit III: 
III
 
A qualitative discussion of proton-proton scattering at low energy, General features of two-body scattering at high energy effect of exchange forces. Phenomenological Hamada-Johnston hard core potential and Reid hard core and soft core potentials, Main features of the One Boson Exchange Potentials (OBEP) (no derivation).
12.00
Unit IV: 
IV

Interaction of radiation and charged particle with matter (No derivation) : Law of absorption and attenuation coefficient, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, pair production; Klein-Nishijima cross-sections for polarized and unpolarized radiation, angular distribution of scattered photon and electrons, Energy loss of charged particles due to ionization, Bremstrahlung energy target and projectile dependence of all three processes, Range-energy curves, Straggling.

12.00
Unit V: 
V

Experimental Techniques : Gas filled counters, Scintillation counter, Cerenkov counters, Solid state detectors, Surface barrier detectors, Electronic circuits used with typical nuclear detector, Multiwire proportion chambers, Nuclear emulsions, techniques of measurement and analysis of tracks; Proton synchrotron, Linear accelerators, Acceleration of heavy ions.

References: 
1. J.M. Bhatt and V.E. Weisskipf : Theoretical Nuclear Physics. 
2. L.R.B. Elton : Introductory Nuclear Theory (ELBS Publication, London, 1959). 
3. B.K. Agarwal : Nuclear Physics (Lokbharti Publication Allahabad. 1989). 
4. R.R. Roy and B.P. Nigam: Nuclear Physics (Willey -Easter, 1979). 
5. M.A. Preston & R.K. Bhaduri: Structure of the Nucleus (Addition-Wesley, 1975). 
6. R.M. Singru : Introductory Experimental Nuclear Physics. 
7. England- Techniques on Nuclear Structure (Vol I). 
8. R.D. Evans : The Atomic Nucleus (Mc Graw Hills, 1955) 
9. H. Enge. Introduction Nuclear Physics (Addison-Wesley, 1970). 
10. W.E. Burcham : Elements of Nuclear Physics (ELBS. Longman. 1988) 
11. B.L. Cohen : Concept of Nuclear Physics (Tata McGraw Hills, 1988). 
12. E. Segre : Nuclei and Particles (Benjamin, 1977). 
13. I. Kaplan : Nuclear Physics (Addison Wesley, 1963). 
14. D. Hallidy : Introductory Nuclear Physics (Wiley, 1955). 
15. Harvey : Introduction of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry. 
 
Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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