1 Eric Norman Nuclear Engineering Dept. UC Berkeley and LBNL
2 The Four Elements Earth Air FireWater
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4 The Beginning of Nuclear Science Scientists in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s made discoveries which would change the course of science and medicine. Henri Becquerel Marie and Pierre Curie
5 Atomic and Nuclear Stucture l Atom - smallest unit of a chemical element F Size on the order of cm (1 Angstrom) F Contains Z electrons (Q e = -1e, m e = MeV/c 2 ) – e = 1.602x Coulomb – and n Nucleus – F Size on the order of cm (1 Fermi ) F Contains more than 99.9% of the mass of the atom F Made of Z protons and N neutrons F Proton (Q p = +1e, m p = MeV/c 2 ) F Neutron (Q n = 0, m n = MeV/c 2 ) F A = Atomic mass = Z + N F Held together by strong nuclear force Z X N where X = chemical symbol A
6 Structure of the Nucleus
7 Radioactivity Ernest Rutherford determined there were 3 kinds of radioactivity
8 Nuclear Reactions
9 E = mc 2 m = E/c 2 Typical nuclear energies are on the order of millions of electron volts (MeV) 1 eV = 1.602x joule A Bit of Special Relativity Albert Einstein
10 Relativistic Collisions (RHIC) Medium Energy (JLAB) Low Energy (small accelerators) Nuclear Astrophysics (small accelerators, FRIB)