Radioactive decay: types of decay, natural radioactivity, radioactive dating. Alpha, beta and gamma decay and spectroscopy
Overview of reaction mechanisms and features typical of heavy-ion collisions.
Wong S.S.M., Nuclear Physics, John Wiley and Sons.
K. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, John Wiley and Sons
C.A.Bertulani,P.Danielewicz, Introduction to nuclear reactions,
Institute of Physics Publishing
Learning Objectives
Properties of nuclear levels deduced from alpha, beta and gamma spectroscopy.
Comparision with nuclear models: shell model and collective model.
Overview of reaction mechanisms and features typical of heavy-ion collisions.
Teaching Methods
6 CFU
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 48
Further information
Office hours
on demand
bini@fi.infn.it,
olmi@fi.infn.it
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Type of Assessment
Oral discussion
Course program
Radioactive decay law. Secular equilibrium. Natural radioactive chains. Radiocarbon dating. Alpha decay: sistematics, angular momentum and parity, spectroscopy. Beta decay: Fermi, Gamow_Teller and “forbidden” decays. Half-life comparison. Beta-delayed nucleon emission. Gamma decay: multipole moments,electromagnetic transitions. Spin and parity selection rules. Gamma ray angular distribution. Branching ratio. Internal conversion. Gamma spectroscopy. Parity and spin measurements of nuclear levels.
Different types of reactions in heavy-ion collisions and their evolution with mass of the colliding nuclei and with bombarding energy. Characteristic features and interpretation of the observed phenomena. Recent advances on dynamics and thermodynamics of nuclear reactions in peripheral and central collisions. Presentation of modern experimental setups, their features and the obtained results.