Below is an outline of the topics covered in the lectures for 22.101.
Basic Facts of Nuclei
- Nuclear Charge
- Nuclear Mass
- The Nuclear Size
- Spin and Magnetic Moment of Nuclei
- Electric Quadruple Moment of Nuclei
- Nuclear Binding Energy and Liquid Drop Model
Interaction, Transition Probability, and Crossection
- Introduction to the Quantum Mechanics of Bound State Problem
- Nuclear Two-Body Problem
- Ground State of the Deuteron
- S-Wave n-p Scattering
- Time Dependent Perturbation Theory, Calculation of Transition Probability and Cross Sections
- Rutherford Formula - Classical Elastic Scattering Cross-Section of α Particle by Nucleus
- The Cross Section Calculation with Born Approximation
Passage of Ionizing Radiation Through Matter
- Stopping Power of Heavy Charged Particles
- Energy Loss of Electrons
- Passage of Electromagnetic Radiation Through Matter
Radioactivity
- Decay Schemes
- Xenon Poisoning in Research Reactor
- Radioactive Series and Radioactive Dating
Alpha Decay
- Quantum Mechanical Theory of Barrier Crossing
- Gamow Theory of the Decay Constant
Beta Decay
- Fermi Theory of Beta Decay and the Neutrino
- The Neutrino Detection
Radiative Transitions
- Quantum Mechanical Theory of Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Neutron Cross-Sections and Applications
- General Properties of Neutron Cross Sections and the Applications