Nuclear and particle physics

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Dr. Prasanta Kumar Rath

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Course Name: Nuclear and particle physics

Course Code: CUNT 2462  (3-0-1)

Course Objectives:

  • The course is structured to educate about different forms of nuclear reactions as well as their energy levels.
  • The goal of this course is to provide wide coverage on Nuclear and Particle Physics by which the students can continue their exploration in nuclear science.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the constituents of matter, Nucleus, properties and usefulness.
  • Able to learn how to use nuclear physics in future.
  • Able to compete with International Student in Nuclear Physics.
  • Able to use the knowledge for higher study and research.
  • Able to clear the GATE/NET exam which will require for higher study.

Course Syllabus

Module -1

Charge, mass, constituents, binding energy and separation energy size, shape and charge distribution, spin and parity. Binding energy, Q value.

Assignment-1

1) Review on Different types of radiation sources and their implementation

Module-2

level scheme, excited states, spin, parity and isospin, semi-empirical mass formula, liquid drop model. electric quadrupole and magnetic dipole moments.

Assignment-2

2) Two body collision

Module-3

Nature of the nuclear force, form of nucleon-nucleon potential, charge-independence and charge-symmetry of nuclear forces. Deuteron problem. Deuteron: ground and excited states

Assignment-3

3) Rutherford Scattering simulation

Module-4

Evidence of shell structure, single-particle shell model, its validity and limitations. Rotational spectra. Shell Model

Assignment-4

4) Fusion cross section calculation

Module-5

Elementary ideas of alpha, beta and gamma decays and their selection rules. Fission and fusion. Nuclear reactions, reaction mechanism, compound nuclei and direct reactions. Types of reactions and conservation principles  Bohr theory of compound nuclear reaction.

Assignment-5

5) Random ness in radioactivity

Module-6

Elementary particles and their quantum numbers (charge, spin, parity, isospin, strangeness, etc.). Gellmann-Nishijima formula. Quark model, baryons and mesons. C, P, and T invariance.

Assignment-6

6) Half-life calculation and decay constant

Module-7

Application of symmetry arguments to particle reactions. Parity non-conservation in weak interaction. Relativistic kinematics.conservation laws and Quantum numbers, CP violation and regeneration e) Z and W+ and W- bosons. Standard Model

Assignment-7

7) efficiency calculation of gamma detector

Text Book: 

  1. Introductory Nuclear Physics by Kenneth S Krane
  2. Nuclear Physics - SN Ghoshal
  3. Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics by V. K. Mittal
  4.  Nulclear and Atomic physics by Robert. R. Resnick (Willy publishers).
  5. Radiation detection and measurement by Glenn Knoll

References:

  1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112/105/112105053/
  2. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-94-017-0631-5
  3. Feynman-"what differs physics from mathematics" - YouTube

Session Plan

Session 1

Charge, mass, constituents, binding energy and separation energy

constituent 1

Session 2

size, shape and charge distribution

size1

Session 3

spin and parity. Binding energy, Q value.

spin1

Session 4

level scheme, excited states, spin, parity and isospin

excited1

Session 5

semi-empirical mass formula, liquid drop model.

liquid

Session 6

electric quadrupole and magnetic dipole moments.

quadrupole

Session 7

Nature of the nuclear force, form of nucleon-nucleon potential

potential

Session 8

charge-independence and charge-symmetry of nuclear forces.

nuclear force

Session 9

Deuteron problem. Deuteron: ground and excited states

Deuteron1

Deuteron2

Session 10

Evidence of shell structure

shell

Session 11

single-particle shell model, its validity and limitations.

shell2

Session 12

Rotational spectra. Shell Model

rotational

rotatinal2

Session 13

Elementary ideas of alpha, beta and gamma decays and their selection rules.

radiations

alpha

Session 14

Fission and fusion.

fusion1

fission1

Session 15

Nuclear reactions, reaction mechanism, compound nuclei and direct reactions.

reaction1

reaction2

reaction3

Session 16

Types of reactions and conservation principles

conservation1

conservation2

Session 17

Bohr theory of compound nuclear reaction.

bohr1

bohr2

bohr3

Session 18

Elementary particles and their quantum numbers (charge, spin, parity, isospin, strangeness, etc.).

elementary particles1

Session 19

Gellmann-Nishijima formula.

Gellman

Session 20

baryons and mesons. C, P, and T invariance.

CPT

Session 21

Quark model

quark

Session 22

Application of symmetry arguments to particle reactions.

symmetry

Session 23

Parity non-conservation in weak interaction.

weak1

weak2

Session 24

Relativistic kinematics.

relativity1

relativity2

Session 25

conservation laws and Quantum numbers,

conservation1

conservation2

Session 26

CP violation and regeneration e) Z and W+ and W- bosons.

cp1

cp2

cp3

Session 27

Standard Model

standard1

standard2

Session 28

Assignment-1 (2 hours):  Review on Different types of radiation sources and their implementation

radiation

Session 29

Assignment-2 (2 hours): Two body collision

two

Session 30

Assignment-3 (2 hours): Rutherford Scattering simulation

Rutherford

Session 31

Assignment-4 (2 hours): Fusion cross section calculation

fusion

Session 32

Assignment-5 (2 hours): Random ness in radioactivity

radioactivity

Session 33

Assignment-6(2 hours): Half-life calculation and decay constant

half life

Session 35

Assignment-7 (2 hours): efficiency calculation of gamma detector

efficiency

Our Main Teachers

Dr Prasanta Kumar Rath has done his M.Sc in Physics having Nuclear Physics Special  from Sambalpur University, Odisha,  He has done his PhD in Experimental Nuclear Physics from The MSU, Baroda in Collaboration with BARC & TIFR , Mumbai under the guidance of Prof. N.L.Singh and Dr S. Santra. He has also obtained his Postdoc experience from INFN , Italy. His research area focuses on Experimental Nuclear Physics, Nuclear radiation detectors, Accelerator Physics.