2016 | Basic Nuclear Physics

2016　Basic Nuclear Physics

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Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering

Instructor(s): Igashira Masayuki Oguri Yoshiyuki Chiba Satoshi

Class Format: Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

Day/Period(Room No.): Mon1-2(原講571, North No.2, 5F-571) Thr1-2(原講571, North No.2, 5F-571)

Group: -

Course number: NCL.N401

Credits: 2

Academic year: 2016

Offered quarter: 1Q

Syllabus updated: 2016/4/27

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: English

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

[Outline]
Lecture on nuclear physics will be given as a basic subject of nuclear engineering.
[Aim]
To understand and obtain the basic knowledge on nuclear physics in nuclear engineering.

Student learning outcomes

By taking this course, the students obtain basic knowledge on nuclear physics and to apply the knowledge to understand subjects of advanced courses in nuclear engineering.

Keywords

Binding Energy, Nuclear Decay, Radiation, Mass Formula, Drip Lines, Free Fermi Gas Model, Level Density, Shell Models, Collective Models, Optical Model, Direct Reactions, Compound Nuclear Reactions, Statistical Mode, Nuclear Data

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills

Intercultural skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Questions and answers session will be conducted in each class.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	General Properties of Nuclei I: Basic Characters of Nucleus	Nuclear Size, Nuclear Density
Class 2	General Properties of Nuclei II: Binding Energy	Nuclear Force, Character of Nuclear Binding Energy
Class 3	General Properties of Nuclei III: Nuclear Decay and Radiation	a, b, and g Decays and Rays
Class 4	General Properties of Nuclei IV: Mass Formula, Drip Lines	Mass Formula, Neutron Drip Line, Proton Drip Line
Class 5	General Properties of Nuclei V: Quantum Theory	Schroedinger Equation, Eigen Value
Class 6	Nuclear Structure I: Free Fermi Gas Model	Exclusion Principle, Fermi Gass
Class 7	Nuclear Structure II: Level Density	Nuclear Level Density
Class 8	Nuclear Structure III: Shell Models	Single Particle Shell Model
Class 9	Nuclear Structure IV: Collective Models (Rotation)	Rotational Excitation
Class 10	Nuclear Structure V: Collective Models (Vibration)	Vibrational Excitation
Class 11	Nuclear Reactions I: Formal Theory	Nuclear Reaction Formal Theory
Class 12	Nuclear Reactions II: Optical Model	Nuclear Reaction Optical Model
Class 13	Nuclear Reactions III: Direct Reactions	Direct Nuclear Reactions
Class 14	Nuclear Reactions IV: Compound Nuclear Reactions, Statistical Model	Compound Nuclear Reactions, Statistical Model
Class 15	Nuclear Reactions V: Nuclear Data	Nuclear Data relevant to Nuclear Engineering

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials will be distributed in each class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Short Reports (Several times, About 60%), Report (About 40%)

Related courses

None

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

Prof. Masayuki IGASHIRA (iga[at]nr.titech.ac.jp)

TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY