Module Details
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Title NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
Code PHYS204
Coordinator Prof M Chartier
Physics
M.Chartier@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 5 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

To introduce Rutherford and related scattering; to introduce nuclear size, mass and decay modes; to provide some applications and examples of nuclear physics; to introduce particle physics, including interactions, reactions and decay; to show some recent experimental discoveries; to introduce relativistic 4-vectors for applications to collision problems.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) basic understanding of Rutherford, electron on neutron scattering

(LO2) understanding of the basic principles that determine nuclear size, mass and decay modes

(LO3) knowledge of examples and applications of nuclear physics

(LO4) knowledge of elementary particles and their interactions

(LO5) basic understanding of relativistic 4-vectors

Syllabus
 

Size and Shape of Nuclei Rutherford scattering Electron+neutron scattering Nuclear size Nuclear Masses Masses of nuclei Binding energy Liquid drop model Semi-empirical mass formula Nuclear Decays Alpha, beta and gamma decays Nuclear Stability Other decays Nuclear Processes and Applications Dating Stellar evolution Nuclear power stations Particle Physics Introduction Particle properties Leptons. quarks and hadrons Colour Forces and interactions Particle Decays and Reactions Particle widths Conservation laws Particle reactions and decays Relativistic Mechanics Principle of invariance Introduction to 4-vectors Relativistic Collisions Recent Discoveries in Particle Physics Feynman Diagrams Neutrino masses and oscillations Discovery of the top quark Measurement of the top and W masses Structure of the proton Search for Higgs and super-symmetry

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Description: Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Problem Class Description: Problem Class

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

         24

 48
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 102
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Exam There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  120 minutes.    70       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Problem Classes Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  12 x 2 hours    30       

Recommended Texts
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