1. Overview of Lectures (I)
Introduction
Thu., Week 1, , TW
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, , TW
The liquid drop model
The Fermi Gas Model
Experimental verification
3./4. Using the SEMF and its limitations
Thu. Week 3, , AR
Thu. Week 4, , AR
The valley of nuclear stability
Nuclear decays (a, b, fission, others)
Natural radioactivity
The end of SEMF: Evidence of magic numbers
Note: ALL lectures will be in the Martin Wood lecture theatre starting 12:00
13 Oct 2005, Lecture 1
Nuclear Physics, Dr. Antony Weidberg & Dr. Armin Reichold

2. Overview of Lectures (II)
5./6. Crossections
Thu. Week 5, , TW
Fri. Week 5, , TW
Experiments, natural units, conventions and definitions
Fermi’s Golden Rule
Rutherford Scattering
Breit-Wigner resonances and partial decay widths
7./8. Theory of Decays
Thu. Week 6, , TW
Fri. Week 6, , TW
Tunneling model of a-decay
Selection rules and decay rates in g-decay
Fermi theory of b-decay
13 Oct 2005, Lecture 1
Nuclear Physics, Dr. Antony Weidberg & Dr. Armin Reichold

3. Overview of Lectures (III)
9./10. Particle Interactions with Matter
Thu. Week 7, , AR
Fri. Week 7, , AR
dE/dx by ionisation and the Bethe-Bloch formula (9)
Photoeffect, Compton Scattering, Bremsstrahlung, Pair Production
Cherenkov radiation
11./12. Applications of Nuclear Physics
Thu. Week 8, , AR
Fri. Week 8, , AR & TW
Particle Detectors (11 AR)
Fission Reactors (11 AR)
Bombs (12 AR)
Fusion reactors (12 TW)
13 Oct 2005, Lecture 1
Nuclear Physics, Dr. Antony Weidberg & Dr. Armin Reichold