Nuclear Physics, Advanced Course
Kärnfysik, fördjupningskurs

FKFN20F, 7.5 credits

Valid from: Autumn 2016
Decided by: FN1/AndersGustafsson
Date of establishment: 2016-04-25

General Information

Division: Nuclear Physics
Course type: Course given jointly for second and third cycle
The course is also given at second-cycle level with course code: FKFN20
Teaching language: English

Aim

The course is intended to give a deeper insight in the physics of the atomic nucleus in a quantum mechanical point of view. Treated subjects are models of the nucleus, decay processes and nuclear reactions. The course has many connections to ongoing research in basic and applied nuclear physics at Lund University.

Goals

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• have profound knowledge about the physics of the atomic nucleus
• be able to explain how the nucleus can be described by different quantum mechanical models
• have an understanding of the quantum mechanical description of the decay process.
• have an understanding of the quantum mechanical description of nuclear reactions.

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• be able to apply quantum mechanical methods for analysis and calculation in nuclear physics.
• have developed the ability to analyze, combine and relate different topics of the course content for a more fundamental understanding of the atomic nucleus, representing a many body quantum system.
• have improved the ability to present experimentally achieved results in written and oral form

Course Contents

Nuclear forces, nuclear models, radioactive decay, alpha, beta and gamma emission, nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, nuclear reactors, astrophysical aspects of nuclear physics, nuclear spectroscopy.

Course Literature

• Utdelat material.
• Krane, K.S.: Introductory Nuclear Physics. John Wiley & Sons, 1988. ISBN 047180553X.

Instruction Details

Types of instruction: Lectures, laboratory exercises, exercises

Examination Details

Examination formats: Oral exam, written assignments. Oral examination, requires passed problem sheets (written assigments), laboratory works and reports. The laboratory works are made in groups.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:

Admission Details

Assumed prior knowledge: FYSA01, FAFF10, or similar

Course Occasion Information

Contact and Other Information

Course coordinator: Dirk Rudolph <dirk.rudolph@fysik.lu.se>
Web page: http://www.nuclear.lu.se/utbildning/valfria-kurser/kaernfysik-foerdjupningskurs/