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| FIZ4023 | Nuclear Physics - II | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Tuncay BAYRAM | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr. Belgin Küçükömeroğlu
Prof.Dr. A. Hakan Yılmaz | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of all experimental and theoretical work carried out in nuclear physics today is to provide a better understanding of the structure and properties of the nucleus. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Be able to calculate scattering and reactions occurring from the nucleus. | 1 - 2 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Be able to perform neutron physics calculations. | 1 - 2 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | be informed applications on nuclear physics | 1 - 2 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | They will learn about nuclear fission and related fundamental calculations. | 1 - 2 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| Radiation-matter interaction, radiation detectors, scattering, and nuclear reactions, nuclear models used in nuclear structure studies.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Fundamentals of nuclear reactions | | | Week 2 | Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter | | | Week 3 | Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter | | | Week 4 | Interaction of light charged particles with matter | | | Week 5 | Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter | | | Week 6 | Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. | | | Week 7 | Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. | | | Week 8 | Neutrons and their basic properties | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Neutron interaction with matter | | | Week 11 | The role and importance of neutrons in fission processes. | | | Week 12 | Types of detectors used in nuclear structure research | | | Week 13 | Characteristics of neutron, charged particle, and gamma detectors | | | Week 14 | Nuclear reaction models | | | Week 15 | Nuclear reaction models
| | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Krane K. S., Introduction Nuclear Physics (Nükleer Fizik I&II), Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara 2001 | | | 2 | Lilley, J. (Çeviri: Aydın A., Sarpün, İ.H., Tel, E., Kaplan, A.) Nükleer Fizik, Nobel Yayıncılık 2018
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| 1 | Shonen,J.,2007,From Nucleons to Nucleus, Springer,Berlin | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 13 | 39 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 180 |
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