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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Applied Nuclear Physics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 480-4015/02
Abbreviation AJF
Course title Applied Nuclear Physics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator prof. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Subject syllabus

1. Compendium of nuclear physics (structure and properties of atomic nuclei, radioactivity and nuclear reactions).
2. Detectors in nuclear and particle physics (gas, scintillation and semiconductor detectors, nuclear emulsions, calorimeters).
3. Sources of ionizing radiation (natural, artificial).
4. Accelerators (linear, circular).
5. Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter.
6. Dosimetry. Dosimetric measurements.
7. Nuclear dating techniques.
8. Nuclear analytical methods.
9. Nuclear imaging methods.
10. Nuclear magnetic resonance.
11. Applications in material research.
12. Applications in medicine and food processing.
13. Nuclear reactors. Nuclear fusion.
14. Excursion.

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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