Nuclear and Neutron Physics

Major: Nuclear Power Engineering
Code of subject: 6.143.00.O.015
Credits: 6.00
Department: Heat Engineering and Thermal and Nuclear Power Plants
Lecturer: Associate Professor, Ph.D. Lys Stepan Stepanovych
Semester: 3 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: - ability to demonstrate knowledge of the basics of professionally-oriented disciplines of the specialty in the field of atomic, neutron and nuclear physics; the theory of heat and mass transfer; the theory of hydro-gas dynamics, the theory of dynamic machines; the theory of nuclear reactors; processes of production, transformation and transportation of thermal and electric energy; the basics of thermodynamics, electrical engineering, personal protection against ionizing radiation, automation and information technologies for the analysis of systems of efficient energy use. - to be able to search information in various sources for solving specialty tasks; - to be able to work effectively both individually and in the team; - be able to identify, classify and describe the work of systems and their components.
Required prior and related subjects: • Higher mathematics; • Physics • The theory of nuclear reactors; • Nuclear power reactors
Summary of the subject: Subject and methodology of nuclear physics. Common properties of the cores. Classification of nuclei. Kernel models. Stable, unstable nuclei. Radioactivity. Nuclear reactions. Accelerators Neutron physics. Physics of elementary particles.
Assessment methods and criteria: • report on settlement-graphic work, written reports on laboratory work, reports on practical work, oral questioning (30%) • final control (control measure - exam): written and oral form (70%)
Recommended books: 1. Mukhin K.N. Experimental nuclear physics. In 2 t. - Moscow, 1972. 2. Okun L.B. Physics of elementary particles. - M., 1988. 3. Akhiezer A.I., Stepanovsky Yu.P. From light quanta to colored quarks. - Kiev, 1993. 4. Fundamental structure of matter / E.H. Sukhanov - M., 1984. 5. Valantin L. Subatomic physics: nuclei and particles. - M., 1986