UF03282 Basic Elements of Nuclear Reaction Theory

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Emil Běták, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Emil Běták, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Emil Běták, DrSc.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Vlnová funkce a Schroedingerova rovnice, základní rysy řešení v 1- a 3-rozměrném případě, kvantová čísla n, l, j, pojem spinu částice a jeho úloha ve vlnové funkci. Průchod potenciálovou bariérou / jámou. Pojem S-matice (viz Kvantová fyzika I, II).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Properties of nuclei and the main mechanisms of nuclear reactions including radioactivity and fission at energies below the pion threshold.
Syllabus
  • Fermi gas. The notion and the basic features of the Fermi gas.
    Level densities. Level densities and state densities, level density parameters, pairing corrections, equidistant scheme.
    Optical potential. Reaction cross section and elastic scatterinbg cross section, transmission coefficients, optical potential parameters.
    Compound nucleus model. Bohr hypothesis, evaporation from compound nucleus, Hauser-Feshbach formulation.
    Pre-equilibrium reactions. Cascade model, statistical (exciton) model.
    Elements of direct reaction formalism. Channel wave function and cross section, main features of the description of direct nuclear reactions.
    Prerequisities:
    Wave function and the Schroedinger equation, main features of its solution in one- and three-dimensional case, quantum numbers n, l, j, particle spin and its role in the wave function. Transition through potential barrier / well, notion of the S matrix (see Quantum physcs I, II).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Hodgson P. E., Gadioli, E. Introductory Nuclear Physics. Clarendon Press, London, 1997. info
  • Gomolčák L., Pluhař Z., Úlehla, I. Optický model atomového jádra. SNTL, Praha, 1960. info
    not specified
  • Úlehla, I., Suk, M., Trka, Z. Atomy, jádra, částice. Academia, Praha, 1990. info
  • Kikuchi, K., Kawai, M. Nuclear Matter and Nuclear Reactions. North Holland, Amsterdam, 1960. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Credit and examination. The exam: combination of trivial exercises and of an oral part.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2002, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2014.
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