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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
Завдання: As a result of the study of the academic discipline, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to solve specialized tasks and practical problems during professional activities in the field of nuclear energy or in the process of study.
The study of an academic discipline involves the formation and development of students' competencies:
integral:
- the ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems during professional activities in the field of atomic energy or in the process of learning, which involves the application of theories and methods of atomic, neutron and nuclear physics, heat and mass transfer, technical thermodynamics and are characterized by the complexity and uncertainty of conditions.
general:
- ability to apply knowledge in practice;
- the ability to search and analyze information from various sources;
- the ability to solve tasks and make appropriate decisions;
- the potential for further education.
Learning outcomes: As a result of studying the academic discipline, the student must be able to demonstrate the following program learning outcomes:
PR1 (Knowledge and understanding of mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering sciences at the level necessary to achieve the results of the educational program, including some awareness of the latest achievements in the field) Lectures, laboratory and practical classes - information-receptive method, reproductive method, heuristic method, independent work - reproductive method, research method
Current control - performance and defense of practical and laboratory works, oral examination. Exam - written survey, test control
PR7 (Use scientific and technical literature, databases and other relevant sources of information for the development and justification of technical and managerial decisions in nuclear energy)
Lectures and practical classes - information-receptive method, reproductive method, heuristic method, problem presentation method. Independent work: reproductive method
Current control – performance and defense of practical works, oral and frontal examination
PR10 (Know and understand the main methods and means of experimental research in atomic energy, be able to plan and carry out experimental research, evaluate the accuracy and reliability of their results, draw reasonable conclusions taking into account modern knowledge on the relevant subject)
Lectures and practical classes - information-receptive method, reproductive method, heuristic method. Independent work: reproductive method
Current control - performance and protection of practical works. Exam - written survey, test control
Required prior and related subjects: • Higher mathematics;
• Physics
• The theory of nuclear reactors;
• Nuclear power reactors
Summary of the subject: The main concepts, models describing nuclear processes and installations in atomic energy are considered. The main focus is on basic knowledge from the course of nuclear physics, knowledge of its terminology, basic concepts, provisions and physical laws, methods and principles of both theoretical problem solving and nuclear physics experiment execution and processing of its results. Considerable attention is paid to issues of neutron physics, modern nuclear energy and prospects for its development, working nuclear reactors.
Опис: 1. Topic 1. Subject and methodology of nuclear physics. The main stages of development. Rutherford's research as the origin of the concept of "core". The place and role of nuclear physics in the general system of natural sciences.
2. Topic 2. General properties of nuclei. Classification of nuclei. Core. Its components and their characteristics. Core dimensions. A unit of length in nuclear physics. Isonucleus - isotones, isotopes.
3. Topic 3. Kernel models. Drop model. Shell model Nature of nuclear forces, their features. Mesons, their role in the interaction in the nucleus.
4. Topic 4. Stable, unstable nuclei. Radioactivity. Natural and artificial radioactivity. The main types of radioactive decay. Law of radioactive decay. Radioactive decay constant. Half-life The average lifetime of a radioactive nucleus. Alpha decay.
5. Topic 5. Nuclear reactions. General regularities of nuclear reactions. Laws of conservation in nuclear reactions Chain reaction. Reactors. The problem of controlled thermonuclear reactions.
6. Topic 6. Accelerators. Types of accelerators, fundamental differences between them, their purpose, technical characteristics. Cosmic rays. Accelerated particle detectors.
7. Topic 7. Physics of neutrons. Main properties. Neutron sources. Neutron as an object of nuclear physics.
8. Topic 8. Physics of elementary particles. Elementary particles and their classification. Conservation laws in nuclear reactions involving elementary particles. Hypothesis of quarks. Basic characteristics of quarks. Asymptotic freedom and confinement.
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%)
Критерії оцінювання результатів навчання: Maximum score in points:
Laboratory works - 10
Practical works - 10
Calculation and graphic work - 10
Total for current control - 30
Semester control (written component) - 60
Semester control (oral component) - 10
Total for the discipline - 100
The procedure and criteria for assigning points and evaluations: laboratory reports and practice reports, current (oral and written) control, written and combined with an oral component exam.
Порядок та критерії виставляння балів та оцінок: The procedure and criteria for assigning points and evaluations: laboratory reports and practice reports, current (oral and written) control, written and combined with an oral component exam.
Recommended books: 1. V. A. Pluyko, Foundations of the theory of the nucleus and nuclear processes. Physics of the atomic nucleus. - K.: VOC, "Kyiv. University", 2002.; Nuclear processes. - K.: VOC "Kyiv". University", 2003.
2. Kadenko I. M., Plyuiko V. A. Physics of the atomic nucleus and particles: a textbook. 2nd ed., revised. and additional Electronic version. K.-2019, 467 p.
3. Bulavin L. A., Tartakovsky V. K. Nuclear Physics. - K.: Znannia, 2005.
4. Ahiezer A.I., Stepanovskyi Y.P. From light quanta to colored quarks. - Kyiv, 1993.
5. Ahiezer O. I., Berezhnoi Yu. A. Theory of the nucleus. - K., 1995.
6. Ahiezer O. I., Berezhnoi Yu. A. Theory of nuclear reactions. - Kh., 2001.
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