Physics 4440, Nuclear Physics, Spring 2019
TR 8AM-915AM, BIOS 335
textbook - "An Introduction to Nuclear Physics", 2nd edition, W. N. and D. A.Cottingham and Greenwood, Cambridge University Press
K. Aniol, BS 347/349, (323) 343-2120 (I prefer that you use my email address outside of office hours.)
kaniol@calstatela.edu(include your email address if you send the email from CSULA)
aniol@jlab.org, konradaniol@kaniol.org
office hours TR(930AM-1030AM and 1215PM-125PM)
faculty web page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/konrad-aniol
Final Exam, TBD (Most likely this will be a take home final.)

Nuclear Physics has evolved over the last 100 years to develop many branches. A perusal of the abstracts submitted to the Division of Nuclear Physics meetings shows topics ranging from "low energy" processes involved in stellar nucleosynthesis to "high energy" processes involving heavy ion collisions producing quark-gluon plasmas or LHC results. Most of the subjects dealt with in the next fifteen weeks will center on basic nuclear properties although higher energy issues and particle physics issues will also be touched upon.

Basic Facts you should know by the end of the semester:
Typical nuclear and nucleon dimensions
Typical nuclear energies and densities
How to calculate nuclear reaction energies
Application of relativistic kinematics to nuclear reactions
Symmetries of nuclei and nucleons
Indispensability of quantum mechanics to understanding nuclei
Characteristics of nuclear models, shell model, vibrational model, rotational model
fission process and basic nuclear reactor properties
fusion process and stellar nucleosynthesis in element formation

Kinematics tutorial, National Nuclear Data Center
These dates and corresponding subjects will be updated.

Lect Number           Date                         Subject
1                                              chap.1,phase diagrams, particles, app. A, cross sections(D.J.Margaziotis)
2                                              chap. 2,  leptons and electroweak interactions, symmetries, photon mass
3                                                chap. 3, nucleons and the strong interaction, quark models, proton mass
4                                                 chap. 4, nuclear sizes and masses, app. B Nuclear Masses 1
5                                    chap. 5, ground state properties and the shell model app. C, topic of term paper due Kinematics 1
                                                                Shell Model homework
6                                               collective models of nuclear structure, rotational, vibrational, vibrational level scheme, Nuclear Models Exercise,
7                                               chap. 6, alpha decay and fission, Alpha decay systematics, Midterm Exam , Take home exam due Mar. 21.
8                                               chap. 7, excited states, app. D
9                                               chap. 8, low energy nuclear reactions Kinematics and nuclear masses
10                                             high energy electromagnetic interactions, Map of W. Africa
11                                               relativistic heavy ion collisions
12                                            chap. 9, nuclear fission power
13                                             chap. 10 nuclear fusion, 4He burning temperature
14                                           chap. 11, nucleosynthesis Hoyle state(exp) Hoyle state(theory) Nucleosynthesis BB & Stellar
15                                           chap 12., beta decay
16                                           chap 12. gamma decay
17                                           chap. 13, neutrinos
18                                          chap. 14, passage of penetrating particles through matter
19                                             chap. 15, take home final handed out
20                                           review, term paper due


Problems:
Gauss's law and a photon mass

Additional References: These are either in the library or can be purchased online. Some of these books have more than one copy available.

"Introductory Nuclear Physics", Carlos A. Bertulani and Helio Schecter
"Introductory Nuclear Physics", Samuel S. M. Wong
"The Physics of Nuclei and Particles", Richard A. Dunlap
"Introductory Nuclear Physics", P.E. Hodgson, E. Gadioli, E. Gadioli-Erba
"Introduction to nuclear and particle physics", Asok Das and Thomas Ferbel
"Introductory nuclear physics " Kenneth Krane

A term paper is due by May 9  If you hand it in by May 2 I can return it to you with my comments without a grade. It will be graded after the second submission. The term paper should be a minimum of 10 pages typed, including figures. There must be a list of references which you cite in the paper. The paper can be of a theoretical or experimental nature. Explain a particular experimental technique or explain a theoretical issue. If you write about nuclear power please include only the facts, no polemics. You pick the topic. Possible topics, but not exhaustive, are below: If you chose something outside this list please discuss it with me before you start. I want to know what topic you have chosen by February 14.

the shell model
the nucleon-nucleon interaction
nuclear shapes or spins, what are they and how do we determine them
collective rotational and vibrational models
interaction boson models (IBA)
nuclear reactions
neutrino mass searches
giant resonances
the role of symmetries in nuclear/particle physics
quark models of the hadrons
the electroweak interaction
quantum chromodynamics and the strong interaction
grand unified models
quark gluon plasma
heavy ion reactions
nuclear astrophysics
neutron stars
strange quark stars
nuclear decays, alpha, beta and gamma decay
double beta decay searches
nuclear power, fission or fusion
biomedical applications of nuclear physics
accelerator design
the physics and design of experimental equipment

Grading: The grade will be based on the midterm exam(~20%), problems I will hand out in class(~20%), the final exam(~30%), and the term paper(~30%). The answers to the text book problems are in the back of the text book, so these can't be used for grading.  Nevertheless, I strongly encourage you to solve these problems on your own before looking up the answers.

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