Experimental Nuclear Physics - PHYS741
course info | textbooks | supplementary material | lectures | homework | projectsCourse Information
Reference Textbooks
- "Subatomic Physics",Henley and Garcia
- "Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics: From Nuclear Structure to Cosmology", Basdevant, Rich, and Spiro
- "Radiation Detection and Measurement", G. Knoll
- also please see the postings on the Physics Library Reserve webpage
Supplementary Material
- Particle Data Book Reviews
- Articles
- Research References
- please see the postings on the Physics Library Reserve webpage
- please see the reviews and other materials of the Particle Data Group Particle Data Group
Lectures
| Day | Date | Lecture | Topic | Reading | Homework | Slides |
| Wed | Sep 3, 2008 | 0 | course organization | |||
| Fri | Sep 5, 2008 | 1 | properties of nuclei | |||
| Mon | Sep 8, 2008 | 2 | properties of nuclei, conservation laws | |||
| Wed | Sep 10, 2008 | 3 | nuclear models | |||
| Mon | Sep 15, 2008 | 4 | nuclear models | |||
| Wed | Sep 17, 2008 | 5 | cross-section, scattering | |||
| Mon | Sep 22, 2008 | 6 | cross-section, scattering | |||
| Wed | Sep 24, 2008 | 7 | cross-section, scattering | E158 | ||
| Mon | Sep 29, 2008 | 8 | frontiers in nuclear science, current research topics | Long Range Plan | #1 assigned | Wed | Oct 1, 2008 | 9 | decay rates, interactions | Fri | Oct 3, 2008 | 10 | weak interactions | Fri | Oct 10, 2008 | 11 | weak interactions, neutrinos |
ch10 of McKeown, nu osc articles |
#1 due |
| Mon | Oct 13, 2008 | 12 | neutrinos, radiation and matter | nu oscillation | ||
| Wed | Oct 15, 2008 | 13 | radiation and matter | passage of particles through matter | ||
| Mon | Oct 20, 2008 | -- no lecture -- | ||||
| Wed | Oct 22, 2008 | 14 | detectors, detection methods | particle detectors | ||
| Mon | Oct 27, 2008 | 15 | detectors, detection methods | particle detectors | ||
| Wed | Oct 29, 2008 | 16 | nuclear astrophysics | supernova notes | ||
| Mon | Nov 3, 2008 | nuclear astrophysics (guest lecture by Prof Balantekin) | ||||
| Wed | Nov 5, 2008 | nuclear astrophysics (guest lecture by Prof Balantekin) | ||||
| Mon | Nov 10, 2008 | 17 | nuclear astrophysics: stellar nucleonsynthesis | nucleonsynthesis notes | ||
| Wed | Nov 12, 2008 | 18 | nuclear cosmology: Big Bang nucleosynthesis | nucleonsynthesis notes | ||
| Mon | Nov 17, 2008 | 19 | nuclear cosmology: baryons, dark matter, and dark energy | cosmology notes | ||
| Wed | Nov 19, 2008 | 20 | nuclear cosmology: relic neutrinos, leptogenesis | |||
| Fri | Nov 21, 2008 | 21 | fission and fusion | |||
| Mon | Nov 24, 2008 | 22 | fission and fusion | |||
| Wed | Nov 26, 2008 | 23 | no lecture | |||
| Mon | Dec 1, 2008 | 24 | error analysis and experimental techniques | |||
| Wed | Dec 3, 2008 | 25 | error analysis and experimental techniques | |||
| Mon | Dec 8, 2008 | no lecture - project preparations | ||||
| Wed | Dec 10, 2008 | no lecture - project preparations | ||||
| Mon | Dec 15, 2008 | project presentations - 4.00-6.30pm | html | |||
| Tue | Dec 16, 2008 | project presentations - 9am-noon | html |
Course Projects & Presentations
- suggested topics, info, and timeline
December 15, 2008- Quark-Gluon Plasma - Tobias Binning
- Strange Quarks in Protons and Neutron Charge Distribution - Michael McFarlane
- Reaccelerated Beams - Greg Severin
- Origin of the Matter/Antimatter Asymmetry - Larissa Ejzak
December 16, 2008- Underground Physics - Bryce Littlejohn
- Dark Matter - Adam Dally
- Solar Neutrino Problem - Gabriel Menging
- Relic Supernova Neutrino Background - Annie Malkus
- theta13 and Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Experiments - Christine Lewis
Homework&Solutions
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