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This document outlines the course details for Nuclear and Particle Physics including: 1) The course aims to provide an overview of both theoretical and experimental nuclear and particle physics, building on prerequisites in quantum mechanics. 2) Evaluations will consist of midterm and quizzes worth 60% total, and a comprehensive final exam worth 40%. 3) The course plan lists 40 lectures covering topics from nuclear structure and models, radiation, forces, elementary particles, symmetries, and the standard model of particle physics.

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Phy F343 - 2023

This document outlines the course details for Nuclear and Particle Physics including: 1) The course aims to provide an overview of both theoretical and experimental nuclear and particle physics, building on prerequisites in quantum mechanics. 2) Evaluations will consist of midterm and quizzes worth 60% total, and a comprehensive final exam worth 40%. 3) The course plan lists 40 lectures covering topics from nuclear structure and models, radiation, forces, elementary particles, symmetries, and the standard model of particle physics.

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

HYDERABAD CAMPUS
SECOND SEMESTER 2022-2023
COURSE HANDOUT
Date : 16/1/2023

Course No : PHY F343,


Course Title : Nuclear and Particle Physics
Instructor-in-Charge : Prof. Rahul Nigam (Chamber:A204)
Instructors: Asrarul Haque, Rahul Nigam

1. Scope and Objectives of the course


The course is designed to stress the general underlying ideas of theoretical as well as experimental
Nuclear and Particle physics. Quantum Mechanics I & II are pre-requisites for this course. The course
includes traditional nuclear physics at elementary level, but covers the new trends of elementary particle
physics so that the students could pursue advanced courses/active research either in Nuclear or Particle
Physics later on.

2. Text Book

Introduction to Nuclear & Particle Physics: A. Das and T.Ferbel, World Scientific.

Reference Book

Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics: David Griffiths , 2008 (John Wiley and Sons)

3. Course Plan

Lect. No. Topics to be covered Learning Objectives Chapters of


Text Book

1 Introduction Rutherford’s Scattering of Alpha particles, 1


Cross-section, Nuclear model of atoms.
2-3 General Properties of Labeling of nuclei, Mass, size, spin, dipole 2
Nuclei moment, stability of nuclei, Nature of Nuclear
force.

4-7 Nuclear Models Liquid drop model(Bethe-Weizsacker mass 3


formula), Fermi-Gas model, Shell model,
Collective model, Superdeformed nuclei.
8-10 Nuclear Radiation Alpha, Beta, Gamma decay 4
11-12 Application of Nuclear Fission, Fusion, Radioactive decay 5, class notes
Physics
13-15 Nuclear Force and two Deuteron Class notes
body problem
16-21 Properties and Forces, Elementary particles, Quantum 9,
Interactions of numbers, Resonanaces, Violation of Quantum
Elementary Particles numbers, Interactions of Elementary particles 1.1-1.6(RB1)
1.7-1.8(RB1)
22-26 Symmetries and Spin & Orbital Angular momentum, Angular 10, class notes
Conservation Laws momentum addition

27-33 Discrete Parity, Time reversal, Charge Conjugation, CPT 11,12


Transformation theorem, CP violation, Wu’s experiment

34-40 Basic idea of Quarks & Leptons, Quark contents of mesons & 13
Standard Model of baryons, color charge, Symmetry breaking,
Particle Physics Gauge Bosons, QCD,QGP

4. Evaluation Scheme

Component
DurationD Weightage Marks Date & Time Remarks
( (%)
Mid-sem 90 mins. 30 % 60 15/03 4.00 - 5.30PM Open Book
Quizes (2) 50 mins 30 % 60 TBA Open Book
Comprehensive 180 mins. 40 % 80 06/05 FN Close Book
Total 100% 200

5. Chamber Consultation Hours TBA, or by appointment through email


6. Notices CMS.
7. Make-up Policy Very strict, only for genuine reasons such as hospitalization
with prior permission.
8. Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy:
Academic honesty and integrity are to be maintained by all the students throughout the semester and
no type of academic dishonesty is acceptable.

Instructor-in-charge
PHY F343

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