Undergraduate Summer School on Nuclear Physics
Third Edition
Introduction to Nuclear Physics
Virtual Zoom, June 20 - July 10 , 2024
Registration is now closed.
Prior knowledge of undergrad quantum mechanics is required.
There is no registration fee and no certificate will be given.
Number of Participants : 30
School consists of 20 lectures as :
11 Lectures on theoretical nuclear physics.
3 Lectures on nuclear astrophysics
4 Lectures on experimental nuclear physics.
2 Lectures on modern topics.
1 Lecture on problems and solutions
There will be ample time for detailed discussion and questions after each lecture.
Note :
Each lecture will be of 90 min.
All time minimum 75% attendance is required for receiving class notes.
Every attendance will be considered by at least 30 minutes of your presence in the Zoom per lecture.
All Lectures will be delivered on Digital White board.
All participants must follow the code of conduct all the time.
Starting Time : 8.30 AM EDT / 2.30 PM CET / 6.00 PM IST
Topics
Week 1 : Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Jun 20 : Lecture I : Rutherford Scattering
Jun 21 : Lecture II : Radioactive Decay
Jun 22 : Lecture III : Liquid Drop Model
Jun 23 : Lecture IV : Alpha Decay
Jun 23 : Lecture V : Problems & Solutions - I
Week 2 : Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Jun 24 : No Class
Jun 25 : Lecture VI : Beta Decay
Jun 26 : Lecture VII : Gamma Decay
Jun 27 : Lecture VIII : Nuclear Collisions and Nuclear Reactions
Jun 28 : Lecture IX : Shell Model
Jun 29 : Lecture X : Shell Model - II
Jun 30 : Lecture XI : Nuclear Forces
Jun 30 : Lecture XII : Heavy Ion Collisions & Quark Gluon Plasma
Week 3 : Nuclear Astrophysics & Experimental Nuclear Physics
Jul 1 : No Class
Jul 2 : Lecture XIII : Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Jul 3 : Lecture XIV : Stellar Nucleosynthesis
Jul 4 : Lecture XV : Stellar Nucleosynthesis - II
Jul 4 : Lecture XVI : Accelerators - Electrostatic & Cyclotron
Jul 5 : Lecture XVII : Interaction of Nuclear Radiation with Matter
Jul 6 : Lecture XVIII : Scintillation Detectors
Jul 7 : Lecture XIX : Semiconductor Detectors
Week 4 : Modern Topics
Jul 8 : Student Presentations
Jul 8 : Lecture XX : Modern Experiments in Nuclear Physics
Jul 9 : Lecture XXI : Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay
Jul 10 : Discussion
Jul 10 : Graduate School Application Process
Supplementary Material (updated by June 21)
Nuclear Physics : Fundamentals and Applications - Prof. HC Verma - IIT Kanpur Lectures (Strongly Recommend)
PHYS 7501: Particles and Nuclei I (Fall 2021) - Zach Meisel - Ohio University
Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics, MIT OCW
Nuclear Shapes - Renee Lucas , Europhysics news
Nuclear Database : https://www.nndc.bnl.gov/nudat3/
Heavy Ion Collisions: The Big Picture, and the Big Questions, Wit Busza et.al, arXiv:1802.04801
Introduction to Nuclear Astrophysics - Christian Iliadis, arXiv:0911.3965v1
Detector and Detector systems for Particle and Nuclear Physics I
A New Era Of Discovery: The 2023 Long-Range Plan For Nuclear Science
Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay : Physics Beyond Standard Model
Nuclear Experiments & Laboratories (updated by June 15)
Jefferson Lab : https://www.jlab.org/physics
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at MSU : https://frib.msu.edu/science/nuclearphysics
Inter-University Accelerator Center : https://www.iuac.res.in/nuclear-physics
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre : https://www.vecc.gov.in/radio-active-ion-beam
Brookhaven National Lab : https://www.bnl.gov/physics/
Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory : https://tunl.duke.edu/research/our-research/structure-reactions
Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay (LEGEND)
next Enriched Xenon Observatory (nEXO)
Electron-Ion Collider (EIC)
Spallation Neutron Source (SNS)
Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE)
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE)
Association for Research at University Nuclear Accelerators (ARUNA)
TOKAMAK (ITER)
CASPER (SURF)
Suggested Books & Papers :
Nuclear and Particle Physics - W. S. C. Williams
Introductory Nuclear Physics - Kenneth S. Krane
Nuclear Physics Principles and Applications - John Lilley
Nuclear and Particle Physics - Burcham and Jobes
Principles of Radioisotope Methodology, Third Edition, Chase & Rabinowitz
Theoretical Nuclear Physics - John M. Blatt, Victor F. Weisskopf
Instructor : Ibrahim Mirza
About : 5th year PhD Physics Candidate at The University of Tennessee
Research Area : Experimental Particle Physics; Majorana Neutrinos at LEGEND Experiment
Founder & Organizer
Ibrahim Mirza
Email : phy.hanc@gmail.com