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| FIZ4015 | Nuclear Physics Laboratory | 0+0+2 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Tuncay BAYRAM | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr. A. Hakan YILMAZ
Prof.Dr. Belgin KÜÇÜKÖMEROĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To introduce students to the experimental aspects of concepts such as average mean-life, radiation-matter interaction, radiation absorption and cross-section introduced in the Nuclear Physics course. To enable students to learn the principles and techniques of nuclear radiation measurement, including cosmic ray detection, and to gain skills in electronic amplification and signal processing and data collection techniques. To introduce different detector materials and to gain the skills of determining the effectiveness of these detector materials in the measurement process. To gain the ability to plan a nuclear physics experiment, taking into account systematic and statistical uncertainties. To provide students with the knowledge and skills to write scientific reports, prepare scientific presentations and evaluate research results. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | They can design and plan a measurement involving artificial or natural radiation (including cosmic rays). | 1 - 3 - 7 | 4, | | LO - 2 : | They can match the nuclear detector type to the intended measurement procedure. | 1 - 3 - 7 | 4, | | LO - 3 : | They can adjust nuclear electronic equipment to optimal operating conditions. | 1 - 3 - 7 | 4, | | LO - 4 : | They gain experience in nuclear data curation, processing, and analysis. | 1 - 3 - 7 | 4, | | LO - 5 : | They interpret the experimental results, make a critical evaluation, and draw valid conclusions by comparing the measured values ??with previous measurements. | 1 - 3 - 7 | 4, | | LO - 6 : | They prepare a detailed written scientific report, both individually and as part of a team. | 1 - 3 - 7 | 4, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Gamma ray detection, gamma ray counting statistics, detector energy resolution, system calibration: linearity and resolution, comparison of different scintillation crystals in terms of light efficiency and resolution, gamma ray absorption, photonuclear reaction cross section and Compton scattering cross section, plastic scintillator response, beta spectroscopy , the passage of beta radiation through matter, the use of beta radiation in determining paper thickness and weight, the quantum nature of light, photon count statistics, muon detection, muon spectrum. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of nuclear physics laboratory and laboratory equipment | | | Week 2 | The Quantum Nature of Light | | | Week 3 | Photon Counting Statistics | | | Week 4 | Muon Detection | | | Week 5 | SIMP Characterization | | | Week 6 | Dependence of SiPM Characteristics on Bias Voltage | | | Week 7 | Gamma Ray Detection | | | Week 8 | Detection of Radioactive Nucleus by Gamma Spectrum | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Poisson Distribution of Radioactive Decay | | | Week 11 | Detector Energy Resolution | | | Week 12 | System Calibration | | | Week 13 | Comparison of Different Scintillation Crystals | | | Week 14 | Gamma Ray Absorption | | | Week 15 | Review of the Experiments Conducted | | | Week 16 | End-of-Term Exam | | | |
| 1 | KTÜ Nükleer Fizik Laboratuvarı Föyü | | | |
| 1 | CAEN Nükleer Fizik Eğitim Yazılımı | | | 2 | Krane, Kenneth S., Nükleer Fizik I&II, Palme Yayıncılık | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 11 | 22 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 88 |
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