Nuclear and Radiation Physics

Nuclear structure, decay, reactions and the interaction of radiation with matter.

NUC-220 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned

Offered by HSM University · Nuclear Engineering

Course content

  1. 1Nuclear structure and binding energyComing
  2. 2Decay modesComing
  3. 3Decay kinetics and chainsComing
  4. 4Nuclear reactions and Q-valuesComing
  5. 5Cross sectionsComing
  6. 6Neutron interactionsComing
  7. 7Fission physicsComing
  8. 8Fusion physicsComing
  9. 9Charged particle interactionsComing
  10. 10Photon interactionsComing
  11. 11Neutron moderationComing
  12. 12Dosimetry quantitiesComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Nuclear structure, decay, reactions and the interaction of radiation with matter.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 2.