Syllabus of Nuclear and Particle Physics (M.Sc. Physics)

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MODULE  I   NUCLEAR STRUCTURE                            12 periods

Basic properties: nuclear size-nuclear radius, nuclear structure, Rutherford's experiment-magnetic moments-systematics of stable nuclei- semi empirical mass formula of Weizsacker- nuclear stability-mass parabolas- liquid drop model- shell model.

MODULE II   NUCLEAR FORCES                                   12 periods

Ground state of deutron- magnetic dipole moment of deutron- Orbital motion of deuteron- exchange forces. Scattering Processes: The scattering problem- formulation- scattering amplitude- expression in terms of Green’s function- Born approximation and its validity- method of partial waves - phase shifts-low energy scattering- scattering length and effective range.

MODULE III   RADIOACTIVITY                                          12 periods

Alpha particle emission- Geiger Nuttal law- Gamow’s theory of alpha decay- fine structure of alpha spectra-beta decay- Neutrino hypothesis- Fermi’s theory of beta decay-Fermi and G.T.Slection rules- Non- Conservation of parity in gamma decay- Gamma emission-selections rules- transition probability- internal conversion- nuclear isomerism.

MODULE IV NUCLEAR REACTIONS                               12 periods

Energies of Nuclear reaction- level widths -cross sections- compound nucleus model- resonance scattering- Breit- Wigner one level formula- optical model-direct reactions- Stripping and pick- up reactions- Fission and fusion reactions-elementary ideas of fission reaction- theory of fission- elementary ideas of fusion- controlled thermonuclear reactions- ideas of nuclear reactors- plasma confinement- fusion power.

MODULE V    ELEMENTARY PARTICLES                             12 periods

Classification of fundamental forces- isospin strangeness- GellMann

Nishijima’s formula- quark model- SU (3) symmetry- CPT invariance in different interactions-parity non conservation-k meson- complex and time reversal invariance- elementary ideas of gauge theory of strong and weak interactions.

Total Hours: 60

REFERENCES:

1. Tayal D.C., Nuclear Physics, Himalaya Publishing House, 1997.

                    2. Khanna M.P., Introduction to Particle Physics, Prentice Hall of India, 2004.

                    3. Williams W. S. C., Nuclear and Particle Physics, Oxford University Press,

                                                                                                                                    1991.

                    4. Brian Martin, Nuclear and Particle Physics: An Introduction, Wiley publishers,

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