480-4015/01 – Applied Nuclear Physics (AJF)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa | Subject version guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type A |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI, USP | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To apply and practically use nuclear physics.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject is focused on the most important applications of nuclear methods in practice.
Compulsory literature:
Lilley J. S.: Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, Wiley, 2001.
Vértes A. a kol.: Nuclear Methods in Mineralogy and Geology, Plenum Press, London, 1998.
Recommended literature:
H. Semat, Introduction to Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1962.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Completing of selected tasks.
Combined exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Systematic preparation for lectures
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Compendium of nuclear physics (structure and properties of atomic nuclei, radioactivity and nuclear reactions).
2. Detectors in nuclear and particle physics (gas, scintillation and semiconductor detectors, nuclear emulsions, calorimeters).
3. Sources of ionizing radiation (natural, artificial).
4. Accelerators (linear, circular).
5. Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter.
6. Dosimetry. Dosimetric measurements.
7. Nuclear dating techniques.
8. Nuclear analytical methods.
9. Nuclear imaging methods.
10. Nuclear magnetic resonance.
11. Applications in material research.
12. Applications in medicine and food processing.
13. Nuclear reactors. Nuclear fusion.
14. Excursion.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction