Subatomic Physics

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Description

• Chart of the nuclides
• Rutherford scattering
• Nucleus
  • Binding energy
  • Semi-empirical mass formula
  • Mass parabola
  • Shell structure of the nucleus
  • Nuclear energy level diagrams
  • Nuclear classification

• Decay processes
  • Alpha-decay
  • Beta-decay
  • Gamma-decay
• Nuclear reactions
  • Q-value
  • Fission
  • Fusion
• Particle physics
  • Fundamental forces
  • Classification of elementary particle
  • Feynman diagrams 
  • Standard model
  • Relativistic kinematics
  • Feynman rules
  • Scattering cross sections and decay widths
  • The Higgs mechanism

Objectives

• Obtaining knowledge on and insight in the composition and structure of atomic nuclei.
• To develop a basis for using nuclear physics in applications.
• To learn the basics of the standard model and the classification of elementary particles.

Method of Assessment