Introduction to nuclear models. Shell model. Electromagnetic transitions. Hartree-Foch model. Collective effects. Introduction to nuclear reactions. Heavy ion collisions.
R.Casten: Nuclear structure from a simple perspective.G. Brown: Unified theory of nuclear models.Lecture notes
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired: Nuclear models and simple models of reactions.Competence acquired:Theoretical bases for the interpretation of nuclear structure and reaction systematics.Skills acquired (at the end of the course):Simple calculations of nuclear structure and transition probabilities. Analysis of reaction cross section.
Prerequisites
Courses required: Nuclear and subnuclear physics
Teaching Methods
CFU: 6Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 50
Further information
Office hours on appointment
Type of Assessment
Oral exam
Course program
1. Introduction to nuclear models.- Independent particle model. Shell model: mean field and residual interactions.- Complements of algebra of angular momenta. Multipole fields- Electromagnetic transitions in nuclei.- Self-consistent mean field: Hartree-Fock model. - Single particle motion & collective effects. - The Bohr Hamiltonian. Vibrational, rotational and gamma-unstable limits. - Phase transitions in nuclear shapes: the E(5) and X(5) models. - Introduction to the Interacting Boson Model.2. Introduction to nuclear reactions.- Classical scattering from a central field. - Semi-classical description of reactions between nuclei.- Nuclear collisions below the Fermi energy. Deep inelastic collisions.- Energy and angular momentum transfer in deep inelastic collisions.- Fusion-evaporation and fusion-fission processes. Sequential fission.- Examples of processes at higher energies. Initial phase of the reaction: Measurements of intensity correlations.