Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Nuclear Physics

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	516-0912/03
Abbreviation	JF
Course title	Nuclear Physics
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Institute of Physics
Course coordinator	Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Subject syllabus

The course focuses on selected parts of nuclear physics according to the topic of PhD. thesis, in particular:

Models of atomic nuclei.
Radioactivity, decay chains and nuclear reactions.
Detectors in nuclear physics.
Neutron physics, applications of neutrons in material science.
Monte-Carlo modeling of neutron fields and interaction of neutrons and gamma rays with matter.
Selected applications of nuclear physics (nuclear analytical methods, radionuclides in environment, applications in medicine).

Literature

LILLEY J. S.: Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, Wiley, 2001.
VÉRTES A. a kol.: Nuclear Methods in Mineralogy and Geology, Plenum Press, London, 1998.
LEO W. R.: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1994.

Advised literature

COPPER W.J. a kol.: Environmental Applications of Ionizing Radiation, Wiley, 1998.
GILMORE G.: Practical Gamma-ray Spectrometry, Wiley, 2008.
MOLNÁR G. L.: Handbook of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2004.
ALFASSI Z. B.: Instrumental Multi-Element Chemical Analysis, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1998.

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