Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles
| Title | ΠΥΡΗΝΙΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΔΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΙΔΙΩΝ / Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles |
| Code | ΠΣΥ201 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Ilias Savvidis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003015 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600100162
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Class Schedule
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Α11 (186) |
| Calendar | Δευτέρα 11:00 έως 13:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Α21 (192) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 09:00 έως 11:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Α11 (186) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 09:00 έως 11:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Α31 "ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΥ" (195) |
| Calendar | Πέμπτη 09:00 έως 11:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Δ13 (185) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 09:00 έως 11:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600100162
- At the Website of the School: http://skiathos.physics.auth.gr/atlas/Nuclear_Physics/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the students get familiarized with the concepts of nuclear physics, radioactivity and particle physics.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Basic Principles of Particle Physics
· Constituents of nuclei: protons and neutrons
· Size of nuclei, nuclear masses
· Nuclear decays, Radioactivity
· a-decay, tunneling effect, Geiger-Nuttal rule
· b-decay, electron capture, continuous spectrum of beta, neutrino, parity, selection rules in b-decay, Wu experiment
· γ-decay, recoil energy, selection rules in γ-decay, internal conversion, nuclear resonance, Mossbauer effect
· Fission and fusion, nuclear energy
· Elementary Particles, quarks and leptons, basic interactions, Feynman diagrams, conservation laws
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 21 | ||||
| Tutorial | 39 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΥΡΗΝΙΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ, W.N. COTTINGHAM, D.A. GREENWOOD, ΤΥΠΩΘΗΤΩ , ΔΑΡΔΑΝΟΣ
2. ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΥΨΗΛΩΝ ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΩΝ, D. PERKINS, ΤΥΠΩΘΗΤΩ, ΔΑΡΔΑΝΟΣ
3. ΠΥΡΗΝΙΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ-ΒΑΣΙΚΕΣ ΑΡΧΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΥΡΗΝΟΣΥΝΘΕΣΗ, ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑΔΗΣ, COPY CITY
Last Update
09-06-2016
