Nuclear Physics II
PHZ5307,  Spring 2010
Prof. Alexander Volya

phone: 644-1804, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Lectures: Monday and Wednesday 10:00-11:15 am at HCB 217
Office hours: Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30 pm at 208 Keen, or by appointment.

Recommended Literature:

• L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Quantum mechanics. Non-relativistic theory. Third edition (Pergamon Press, New York, 1981)

• E. Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics (John Wiley and Sons, inc, 1998).

• A. I. Baz, I. B. Zeldovich, and A. M. Perelomov, Scattering, reactions and decay in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.(Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem, 1969)

• C. Bertulani, Nuclear physics in a Nutshell. Princeton University Press, 2007.

• M. Razavy, Quantum theory of tunneling (World Scientific, River Edge, NJ ; Singapore, 2003)

• G. E. Brown, Unified theory of nuclear models and forces (North-Holland Pub. Co.; American Elsevier Pub. Co., Amsterdam; New York, 1971; 1964)

Grading:

• 10% Class participation and quizzes

• 30% Final Project

• 60% Homeworks

Program of the course

Classical and quantum elementary scattering theory: potential scattering, scattering matrix, Fermi golden rule, scattering length, and other elements of scattering theory.

Basic potential scattering: Optical theorem, phase shifts, partial wave analysis, nucleon-nucleon scattering problem, Green’s function, Born and Ekonal approximations.

Nuclear radioactivity: proton and alpha radiation, multichannel tunneling problems in nuclear physics and beyond.

Resonances: Breit-Wigner approach, Gamow-theory, R-matrix, and Feshbach projection techniques.

General multichannel reaction models: Eikonal, PWBA, DWBA, compound nucleus.

Many-body physics structure and reactions: Unification of structure and reactions, spectroscopic factors, continuum shell models, interplay of many-body physics and decay, statistical treatments.

Gamma radiation and related processes: Interaction of radiation and matter, Coulomb breakup reactions, giant resonances, astrophysical processes.

ADA statement

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should register with, and provide documentation to, the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) and bring a letter from SDRC to the instructor indicating your needed academic accommodations. Please do this during the first week of class.

Honor Code

Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code published in the Florida State University Bulletin and the Student Handbook.