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Applied Nuclear Physics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 480-4015/01
Abbreviation AJF
Course title Applied Nuclear Physics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Subject syllabus

- Compendium of nuclear physics (structure and properties of atomic nuclei, radioactivity and nuclear reactions).
- Detectors in nuclear and particle physics (gas, scintillation and semiconductor detectors, nuclear emulsions, calorimeters).
- Sources of ionizing radiation (natural, artificial).
- Accelerators (linear, circular).
- Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter.
- Dosimetry. Dosimetric measurements.
- Nuclear dating techniques.
- Nuclear analytical methods.
- Nuclear imaging methods. Nuclear magnetic resonance.
- Applications in material research.
- Applications in medicine and food processing.
- Nuclear reactors. Nuclear fusion.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.

Literature

LILLEY, John. Nuclear physics: principles and applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2013.ISBN 978-1-118-72332-6 .
SAHA, Gopal B. Physics and radiobiology of nuclear medicine. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.ISBN 978-1-4614-4011-6 .

Advised literature

SHULTIS, J. Kenneth; MCGREGOR, Douglas S.; FAW, Richard E. Fundamentals of nuclear science and engineering. CRC press, 2016.ISBN 978-1315183183 .
KRATZ, Jens-Volker. Nuclear and radiochemistry: Fundamentals and applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2022.ISBN 978-3-527-34905-0 .
WERTHEIM, Gunther K. Mössbauer effect: principles and applications. Academic Press, 2013.ISBN 978-1483251813 .


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