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Basic Nuclear Concepts (PDF)
Supplement (PDF)
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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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Quiz 3 (Lec #16-21, Closed Book) |