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Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics
This text covers basic concepts of nuclear physics with emphasis on nuclear structure and interactions of radiation with matter. Topics include elementary quantum theory; nuclear forces; shell structure of the nucleus; alpha, beta and gamma radioactive decays; interactions of nuclear radiations (charged particles, gammas, and neutrons) with matter; nuclear reactions; fission and fusion.
- Author
- Paola Cappellaro
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 33 sections
- 01: Introduction to Nuclear Physics
- 1.01: Basic Concepts
- 1.02: Binding energy and Semi-empirical mass formula
- 1.03: Radioactive decay
- 02: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
- 2.01: Laws of Quantum Mechanics
- 2.02: States Observables and Eigenvalues
- 2.03: Measurement and Probability
- 2.04: Energy Eigenvalue Problem
- 2.05: Operators Commutators and Uncertainty Principle
- 03: Radioactive Decay Part I
- 3.01: Review - Energy Eigenvalue Problem
- 3.02: Unbound Problems in Quantum Mechanics
- 3.03: Alpha Decay
- 04: Energy Levels
- 4.01: Bound Problems
- 4.02: Quantum Mechanics in 3D - Angular momentum
- 4.03: Solutions to the Schrodinger Equation in 3D
- 4.04: Identical Particles
- 05: Nuclear Structure
- 5.01: Characteristics of the Nuclear Force
- 5.02: The Deuteron
- 5.03: Nuclear Models
- 06: Time Evolution in Quantum Mechanics
- 6.01: Time-dependent Schrodinger equation
- 6.02: Evolution of Wave-packets
- 6.03: Evolution of Operators and Expectation Values
- 6.04: Fermis Golden Rule
- 07: Radioactive Decay Part II
- 7.01: Gamma Decay
- 7.02: Beta Decay
- 08: Applications of Nuclear Science (PDF - 1.4MB)
- 8.01: Interaction of Radiation with Matter