Individual course details

Study programme

Applied and computer physics

Chosen research area (module)

Nature and level of studies

Undergraduate studies

Name of the course

Nuclear and particle physics

Professor (lectures)

Marija Dimitrijevic Ciric

Professor/associate (examples/practical)

Marjan Cirkovic

Professor/associate (additional)

ECTS

8

Status (required/elective)

required

Access requirements

Quantum theoretical physics, Introduction to Electrodynamics

Aims of the course

Introduction to modern nuclear and particle physics: historical background, nuclear properties, radiative decays, basic properties of elementary particles and interactions.

Learning outcomes

Students understand properties of nuclei and basic processes in nuclear physics (nuclear reactions and decays). They also understand the modern classification of particle physics and interactions. Recent developments in the field are discussed and research topics and open problems are presented to students.

Contents of the course

Lectures

1. Historical overview. 2. Relativistic kinematics. 3. Basic properties and interactions with nuclei (reaction and decays). 4. Interaction of radiation with matter. 5. Nuclear properties: radius, mass, spin and parity, electromagnetic moments. 6. Nuclear models: potential well, liquid drop model, shell model. 7. Radioactive decays: alpha, beta and gamma decays, fission, fusion. 8. Elementary particles: leptons, hadrons, quarks. 10. Quark model. 11. Interactions: Electromagnetic, Strong, Weak; basic properties, examples, Feynman diagrams. 14. Modern particle physics: open problems, research topics

Examples/ practical classes

Problem solving classes closely follow lectures. The list of experimental exercises: 1. Ionization chamber. 2. Absorption of gamma radiation. 3. Counting statistics. 4. Low activities. 5. Beta rays spectrometry. 6. Gamma rays spectrometry: scintillation detectors. 7. Gamma rays spectrometry: semi-conductor detectors.

Recommended books

1

L. Marinkov, Osnovi nuklearne fizike, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, 2010.

2

I. Aničin, J. Puzović, Praktikum iz nuklearne fizike, skripta, Univerzitet u Beogradu.

3

K. S. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, John Wiley and Sons.

4

K. S. Krane, Modern Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2012.

5

D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, John Wiley & Sons 2008.

Number of classes (weekly)

Lectures

Examples&practicals

Student project

Additional

4

2+2

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, problem solving, experiential exercises, seminars.

Assessment (maximal 100)

assesed coursework

mark

examination

mark

coursework

10

written examination

30

practicals

20

oral examination

40

papers

presentations