| 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 | |
| Quiz 3 (Lec #16-21, Closed Book) | ||