PHY 446 Nuclear Chemistry I

Semester: Fall & Spring
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite: CHM 251 or equivalent

The course covers the microscopic structure of nuclei and the dynamics of nuclear collisions; the interaction of nuclear radiation with matter, techniques and applications of radiation detectors, gross properties of nuclei and their structure (shell and collective models), gamma and particle decay of unstable nuclei, nuclear forces and their symmetries, nuclear scattering and reactions, potential scattering, nuclear fusion, particle transfer. Two 75 minute lectures per week, homework problems, and computer simulations. (Cross-listed with CHM 466).

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