Unit Code: PHY707

Unit Name: Nuclear and Particle Physics

Description: This course is intended mainly for students majoring in physics. Before enrolling for this course, students are advised to complete the units PHY608 (Modern Physics) and PHY704 (Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics). The course deals with various properties of atomic nuclei, nuclear models, nuclear decay processes, nuclear reactions and their applications in science and industry, and nuclear radiation detection techniques. The course also briefly deals with physics of elementary particles and the role they play in understanding of our universe. Laboratory work in this unit deals with measurement and study of properties of nuclear radiations using the Geiger-M?ller and NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors.

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Prerequisite: PHY608, PHY704

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2