Standard syllabus
Nuclear physics · Graduate · Physics
Topics
Nuclear structure
- Shell model and magic numbers
- Collective models: vibrational and rotational
- Deformation and Nilsson orbitals
- Pairing correlations in nuclei
- Exotic nuclei near drip lines
Reactions and decay
- Optical model and reaction cross sections
- Compound nucleus and direct reactions
- Beta decay selection rules and matrix elements
- Gamma transitions and multipolarity
- Fission theory and barrier penetration
Experimental methods
- Beam facilities: cyclotrons and linacs
- Gamma-ray spectroscopy arrays
- Heavy-ion collisions and QGP signatures
- Neutrino-nucleus scattering (intro)
- Nuclear data evaluation and databases
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- Nuclear structure
Shell model and magic numbers
Coming soon - Reactions and decay
Optical model and reaction cross sections
Coming soon - Experimental methods
Beam facilities: cyclotrons and linacs
Coming soon - Applications and facilities
Reactor physics and next-gen designs
Coming soon - Detector systems
Time-of-flight and ΔE–E telescopes
Coming soon - Research practice
Writing nuclear physics proposals
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