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Spring 2019 Syllabus |
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Nuclear Physics 605 |
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Lectures on Tue. and Thu. 1:40-3:00 pm, ARC-203 |
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(Reading refers to 3rd edition of textbook by Heyde) |
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Reading |
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1 |
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1/22 |
Tu |
The Nucleus and Nucleon Degrees of Freedom |
1.1-1.5 |
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2 |
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1/24 |
Th |
Electric Multipoles of the Nucleus |
1.6-1.7 |
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3 |
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1/29 |
Tu |
Nuclear Electric Quadrupole and Magnetic Dipole |
1.6-1.7, Box 1b,1c.1e |
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4 |
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1/31 |
Th |
Scattering Cross Section and Kinematics |
1.8, Box 1b |
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5 |
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2/5 |
Tu |
Liquid Drop Model, Nuclear Stability |
7.1-7.3, Box 7a |
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6 |
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2/7 |
Th |
Fermi Gas Model, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars |
8.1-8.3 |
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7 |
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2/12 |
Tu |
Single Particle Motion in a Central Potential |
9.1-9.4 |
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8 |
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2/14 |
Th |
Shell Model with Spin-Orbit Interaction |
9.5, Box 9b |
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9 |
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2/19 |
Tu |
Hartree-Fock, Single Nucleon Density Observed |
9.6 |
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10 |
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2/21 |
Th |
Vibrational Degrees of Freedom, Vibrational Spectrum |
13.1 |
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11 |
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2/26 |
Tu |
Phonon Structure, E2-transitions, 114-Cd Spectrum |
Appendix C, 13.1 |
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12 |
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2/28 |
Th |
Rotational Degrees of Freedom, Moment of Inertia |
13.2, Appendix B |
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13 |
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3/5 |
Tu |
J,M,K Classification, Rotational Spectrum, see 242-Pu |
13.2, Notes |
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14 |
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3/7 |
Th |
Deformed Single Particle Motion, odd-A deformed nuclei |
14.1 |
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15 |
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3/12 |
Tu |
&beta -Decay, Parity Non-Conservation, Fermi Theory |
5.1, 5.5, Notes |
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16 |
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3/14 |
Th |
&beta -Decay, Selection Rules, Lifetimes. |
5.2, 5.3, 5.4.2, |
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3/18 |
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Spring Break |
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17 |
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3/26 |
Tu |
Midterm Exam (lec 1-14). |
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18 |
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3/28 |
Th |
Double &beta&beta -Decay, Neutrinos, Masses, Oscillations |
5.4.2-5, Box 5b, Notes |
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19 |
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4/2 |
Tu |
Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction, Symmetries, Deuteron |
Notes, Box 9a |
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20 |
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4/4 |
Th |
N-N Scattering, Scattering Length, Phaseshifts |
Notes, Preston-Bhaduri 2 |
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21 |
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4/9 |
Tu |
Spin and Isospin Structure, Meson Exchange Forces |
Notes, Preston-Bhaduri 5 |
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22 |
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4/11 |
Th |
Nucleon Charge Form Factors, Dirac and Pauli. |
Notes, Thomas-Weise 2 |
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23 |
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4/16 |
Tu |
Sachs Form Factors, Charge Radius, Large Q^2 limit. |
Notes, Thomas-Weise 2 |
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24 |
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4/18 |
Th |
Deep Inelastic Scattering, Bjorken-x Scaling, Partons |
Notes, Thomas-Weise 4 |
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25 |
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4/23 |
Tu |
Quark Distribution Functions of the Nucleon, Sum Rules |
Notes, Thomas-Weise 4 |
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26 |
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4/25 |
Th |
Static Quark Model of Nucleons, Nucleon Resonances |
Notes, Bhaduri 1.3,1.4 |
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27 |
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4/30 |
Tu |
Excited Hadrons, Color-Spin-Flavor-Space Structure |
Notes, Bhaduri 1.4 |
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28 |
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5/2 |
Th |
Hadron properties |
Notes, Bhaduri 1.4 |
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5/? |
Th |
due takehome Exam (lec 15-28) |
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