Introduction to the nucleus: radius, mass, charge, binding energy. Liquid drop model, stability of the nucleus, phenomenology of the beta decay. Shell model, magical numbers. Angular momentum, spin, coupling, electric and magnetic moments. Theory of α-decay, Geiger-Nutall law. Dosimetry. Law of radioactive decay, natural radioactivity, secular equilibrium. Modern topics and applications (fission, fusion, nuclear astrophysics, ion beam analysis). Theory of γ-decay.
- Teacher: Μιχαήλ Κόκκορης
ECTS : 6
Language : el