| 1 |
Basic Nuclear Concepts |
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| Quantum Mechanical Description of Nuclei |
| 2 |
Schrödinger Wave Equation |
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| 3 |
Bound States in One Dimensional Systems - Particle in a Square Well |
Problem set 1 due |
| 4 |
Bound States in Three Dimensions - Orbital Angular Momentum |
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| 5 |
Barrier Penetration |
Problem set 2 due |
| 6 |
NMR |
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| 7 |
Review |
Problem set 3 due |
| The Nuclear Force |
| 8 |
Deuteron Bound State and Neutron-Proton Scattering |
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| 9 |
Neutron Cross Section of Hydrogen |
Problem set 4 due |
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Quiz 1 (Closed Book) |
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| The Nuclear Shell Model |
| 10 |
Nuclear Shell Model - Spin-Orbit Coupling |
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| 11 |
Predicting Ground State Spin and Parity |
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| Nuclear Binding, Stability and Decay |
| 12 |
Semi-Empirical Binding Formula, Stability |
Problem set 5 due |
| 13 |
Mass Parabolas, Decay Series |
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| Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter |
| 14 |
Charged Particle Collision Energy Loss |
Problem set 6 due |
| 15 |
Radiation Energy Loss, Range-Energy Relations |
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| Interactions of Neutrons with Matter |
| 16 |
Q-Equation, Kinematics of Elastic Scattering |
Problem set 7 due |
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Quiz 2 (Closed Book) |
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| 17 |
Angular and Energy Distributions |
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| 18 |
Thermal Motions |
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| Interactions of Gamma Radiation with Matter |
| 19 |
Compton Scattering and Absorption |
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| 20 |
Photoelectric Effect |
Problem set 8 due |
| 21 |
Pair Production, Attenuation Coefficients |
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| Nuclear Processes |
| 22 |
Nuclear Decay Selection Rules |
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| 23 |
Nuclear Reaction Energetics, Compound Nucleus Model |
Problem set 9 due |
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Quiz 3 (Closed Book) |
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