1. Overview of Lectures (I)
Introduction
Fri. Week 1, Lindemann (L)
Why do we study Nuclear Physics
What will this course cover
Shape and density of the nuclei
2. The Semi Empirical Mass Formula (SEMF)
Thu. Week 2, Martin Wood (MW)
The liquid drop model
The Fermi Gas Model
Experimental verification
3./4./5. Using the SEMF and transition to Shell Model
Fri. (L) Week 2 & Thu. (MW), Fri (L) Week 3
The valley of nuclear stability
Nuclear decays (a, b, fission, others)
Natural radioactivity
The end of SEMF: Evidence of magic numbers
The Shell Model
Note: lectures in the Martin Wood starting 12:05
lectures in the Lindemann starting 14:05 (wks 1-4), 12:05 weeks 6-8
Oct 2006, Lecture 1
Nuclear Physics, Dr. Armin Reichold

2. Overview of Lectures (II)
6./7. Crossections
Thu. (MW), Frid (L) Week 4,
Experiments, natural units, conventions and definitions
Fermi’s Golden Rule
Rutherford Scattering
Breit-Wigner resonances and partial decay widths
Note: No nuclear physics lectures in week 5 !
8./9. Theory of Decays
Thu. & Fri. Week 6, (MW)
Tunnelling model of a-decay
Selection rules and decay rates in g-decay
Fermi theory of b-decay
Oct 2006, Lecture 1
Nuclear Physics, Dr. Armin Reichold

3. Overview of Lectures (III)
10./11. Particle Interactions with Matter
Thu. & Fri. Week 7, (MW)
dE/dx by ionisation and the Bethe-Bloch formula (9)
Photoeffect, Compton Scattering, Bremsstrahlung, Pair Production
Cherenkov radiation
12./13. Applications of Nuclear Physics
Thy. & Fri. Week 8, (MW)
Particle Detectors
Fission Reactors
Bombs
Fusion reactors
Radioactive dating (notes only)
Oct 2006, Lecture 1
Nuclear Physics, Dr. Armin Reichold