Nuclear and Particle Physics (F3221)
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Nuclear and Particle Physics
Module F3221
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Pre-Requisite
Pre-requisites:
Level 5: (F3239) Quantum Mechanics 1 [T2].
Co-requisites:
Level 6: (F3211) Atomic Physics [T1]
Module Outline
A first module on nuclear and particle physics that includes the basic properties of nuclei and elementary particles, and their interactions and decays.
Module learning outcomes
To make calculations involving precise nuclear masses and energies and to predict ground state nuclear spins and parities using the shell model.
To distinguish types of nuclear decay processes and to make quantitative calculations on radioactivity.
To demonstrate an understanding of the four fundamental types of inter-particle forces and their symmetry properties.
To classify elementary particles and their reaction and decay processes and to show how the classifications are explained in terms of quarks, leptons and fundamental forces.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Coursework components. Average of best 2 coursework marks. | ||
| Problem Set | T1 Week 10 | |
| Problem Set | T1 Week 4 | |
| Problem Set | T1 Week 7 | |
| Unseen Examination | Semester 1 Assessment | 80.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 22222222222 |
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof Kathy Romer
Convenor
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Prof Fabrizio Salvatore
Assess convenor, Convenor
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