Neutron Physics

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	480-4035/01
Abbreviation	NeFy
Course title	Neutron Physics
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Physics
Course coordinator	Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Subject syllabus

- Neutron (discovery, properties).
- Cross section of nuclear reactions.
- Nuclear reactions with neutrons.
- Interaction of neutrons with matter.
- Neutron sources (radioisotopes, accelerators, spallation sources, reactors, neutron generators).
- Spectrum of neutrons.
- Instrumental, radiochemical and prompt neutron activation analysis.
- Neutron radiography.
- Applications in materials research.
- Measurement of neutron-generator neutron flux.
- Measurement of gamma spectra of neutron-activated materials.

E-learning

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

Literature

BECKURTS, Karl-Heinrich; WIRTZ, Karl. Neutron physics. Springer Science & Business Media, 2013. .
RADIA, I. A. E. A.; REP, Y. Neutron generators for analytical purposes. IAEA radiation technology reports series, ISSN, 2012, 2225-8833.

Advised literature

MOLNAR, Gábor (ed.). Handbook of prompt gamma activation analysis: with neutron beams. Springer Science & Business Media, 2004. .
MUNITA, Casimiro S.; GLASCOCK, Michael D.; HAZENFRATZ, Roberto. Neutron activation analysis: an overview. Recent advances in analytical techniques, 2019, 3: 179-227.
VALKOVIC, Vladivoj. 14 MeV neutrons: physics and applications. CRC press, 2015. .

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