The class aims to illustrate some of the basic concepts of nuclear physics and of ionizing radiation and to describe some non-destructive techniques for compositional analysis of materials that derive from this field of physics. Energy production by nuclear fission/fusion as well as radiocarbon dating will be also addresssed
The student is supposed to lear how to solve simple problems/exercises related to the program of the class. A oog reference i sthe collection of the final test which can be found in https://www.ge.infn.it/~prati/Fisica%20applicata%20per%20scienze%20dei%20materiali/FisAppl.htm
The student is supposed to lear how to solve simple problems/exercises related to the program of the class. A good reference is the collection of written exam tests which can be found in https://www.ge.infn.it/~prati/Fisica%20applicata%20per%20scienze%20dei%20materiali/FisAppl.htm
Normal class with lessons for 4 hour/week.
Lectures in the classroom are delivered through multimedia presentations.
Basics of nuclear physic and of ionizing radiation:
The structure of the atomic nucleus Nuclear reactions and radioactive decay Fission nuclear fusion Nucleosynthesis and abundance of elements in the universe Interaction of electrons, ions and photons with matter Biological effects of ionizing radiation, dosimetry and radiation protection Operating principles of radiation detectors and spectrometric chains Operating principles of low energy ion accelerators Methods for non-destructive material analysis:
14C dating and thermoluminescence Non-destructive analysis with ion beams, X-ray fluorescence and neutron activation Application examples: air pollution and cultural heritage
There are no reccommended books however some bibliografy is given throught the slides adopted during the lectures. The slies can be downloaded from the Teacher's web page ( https://www.ge.infn.it/~prati/Fisica%20applicata%20per%20scienze%20dei%20materiali/FisAppl.htm ) or from aulaweb
Ricevimento: In any moment at the Department of Physics, but an appointment must be previously fixed by email (prati@ge.infn.it)
PAOLO PRATI (President)
NICODEMO MAGNOLI
CORRADO BORAGNO (President Substitute)
please, refert to the officila web site of Course in material science
APPLIED PHYSICS
The exam consist in a written test with 8 simple exercizes/problems to be solved within a maximum time of 2 hours. The use of books, notes of any other didactic material is not allowed.
The full collection of past exames can be found in https://www.ge.infn.it/~prati/Fisica%20applicata%20per%20scienze%20dei%20materiali/FisAppl.htm
The minimum score is 18 out of 30.
The questions of the written test are formulated in order to verify the student's level of understanding of the most important concepts discussed in the class and which are at the basis of the application of nuclear physics and ionizing radiation in various fields.
Please, refer to the past exame tests ( https://www.ge.infn.it/~prati/Fisica%20applicata%20per%20scienze%20dei%20materiali/FisAppl.htm) to have a clear idea of the level of complexity of the final exame
