22.101 | Fall 2006 | Graduate

Applied Nuclear Physics

Course Description

This course explores elements of nuclear physics for engineering students. It covers basic properties of the nucleus and nuclear radiations; quantum mechanical calculations of deuteron bound-state wave function and energy; n-p scattering cross section; transition probability per unit time and barrier transmission …
This course explores elements of nuclear physics for engineering students. It covers basic properties of the nucleus and nuclear radiations; quantum mechanical calculations of deuteron bound-state wave function and energy; n-p scattering cross section; transition probability per unit time and barrier transmission probability. It also covers binding energy and nuclear stability; interactions of charged particles, neutrons, and gamma rays with matter; radioactive decays; and energetics and general cross section behavior in nuclear reactions.
Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets with Solutions
Exams with Solutions
Lecture Notes
Written Assignments
Image Gallery
Neutrino detector.
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) neutrino detector, before it was filled with water. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.)