COURSE SYLLABUS

SAMPLINGTECHNIQUES IN NUCLEARPHYSICS I

1	Course Title:	SAMPLINGTECHNIQUES IN NUCLEARPHYSICS I
2	Course Code:	FZK5509
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Mürsel Alper
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Ahmet CENGİZ Prof. Dr. Gökay KAYNAK
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	acengiz@uludag.edu.tr, 0 224 29 41695, U. Ü. Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Fizik Bölümü 16059 Görükle Bursa.
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Understanding of the nucleus structure
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learns the properties of the nucleus.;
2	Learns the nucleus forces and their properties.;
3	Learns models of the nucleus.;
4	Learns radiation measurement units .;
5	Learns nuclear radiation detection.;
6	Learns alpha, beta and gamma decays and their the properties.;
7	Learns alpha, beta and gamma spectroscopy.;
8	Learns the types of nuclear reaction.;
9	Learns the isospin.;
10	Learns nuclear scattering and optical model.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	1.Nuclear Properties 1.The Nuclear Radius 2.Mass and Abundance Ratio of Nuclides
2	3.Nuclear Binding Energy 4.Nuclear Angular Momentum and Parity 5.Nuclear Electromagnetic Moments 6.Nuclear Excited States
3	2.The Force between Nucleons 1.The Deuteron 2.Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering 3.Proton-Proton and Neutron-Neutron Interactions 4.Properties of Nuclear Force 5.The Exchange Force Model
4	3.Nuclear Models 1.Shell Model 2.Even-Even Nucleus and Collective Structure 3.The More Realistic Nuclear Models
5	4.Radioactive Decay 1.Radioactive Decay Law 2.Quantum Theory of Radiative Decays 3.Production and Decay of Radioactivity 4.Growth of Daughter Activities 5.Types of Decay 6.Natural Radioactivity 7.Radioactive Dating 8.Radiation Measurement Units
6	5.Detecting Nuclear Radiation 1.Interactions of Charged Particles with Matter Inelastic Moments Range Distributions of Protons and Similar Particles and Electrons 2.Interaction of Gamma Rays with Matter
7	3.Gaseous Detectors 4.Scintillation Detectors 5.Semiconductor Detectors 6.Detector Response function 7.Detector Efficiency
8	6.Alpha Decay 1.Why Alpha Decay Occurs 2.Basic Alpha Decay Reactions 3.Systematics of Alpha Decay 4.Alpha Emission Theory 5.Angular momentum and Parity in Alpha Decay 6.Alpha Decay Spectroscopy
9	7.Beta Decay 1.Energy Release in Beta Decay 2.Fermi Theory of Beta Decay 3.Classical Experimental Tests of the Fermi Theory 4.Angular Momentum and Parity Selection Rules 5.Comparative Half-Lives and Forbidden Transitions
10	6.Neutrino Physics 7.Double-Beta Decay 8.Beta-Delayed Nucleon Emission 9.Nonconservation of Parity 10.Beta Spectroscopy
11	8.Gamma Decay 1.Energetics of Gamma Decay 2.Classical Electromagnetic Radiation 3.Transmission to Quantum Mechanics 4.Angular Momentum and Parity Selection Rules 5.Angular Distribution and Polarization Measurements
12	6.Internal Conversion 7.Lifetimes for Gamma Emission 8.Gamma Ray Spectroscopy 9.Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence and the Mössbauer Effect
13	9.Nuclear Reactions 1.Types of Reactions and Conservation Laws 2.Energetics of Nuclear Reactions 3.İsospin 4.Reaction Cross Sections 5.Experimental Techniques 6.Coulomb Scattering
14	7.Nuclear Scattering 8.Scattering and Reaction Cross Sections 9.The Optical Model 10.Compound Nucleus Reaction 11.Direct Reaction 12.Resonance Reactions 13.Heavy Ion Reactions

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. K. S. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1987. 3. W. N. Cottingham, D. A. Greenwood, An Introduction to Nuclear Physics, Cambridge University Press, 1986.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	7	98
Homeworks, Performances	0	3	42
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	14	3	42
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			226
Total workload/ 30 hr			7,53
ECTS Credit of the Course			7,5

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ9	PQ10
LO1	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO2	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO3	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO4	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO5	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO6	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO7	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO8	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO9	5	2	5	5	2	2
LO10	5	2	5	5	2	2

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High