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 addressed
The course aims to illustrate some basic concepts of nuclear physics and ionizing radiation and to describe some techniques of analysis and non-destructive characterization of materials deriving from this sector of physics and which find numerous applications.
The student is supposed to lear how to solve simple problems/exercises related to the program of the class.
Basic skills in Physics and Mathematics are required
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 slides can be downloaded from Aulaweb.
Ricevimento: reception by appointment
DARIO MASSABO' (President)
CORRADO BORAGNO
PAOLO PRATI (President Substitute)
please, refer to the official website of Course in material science
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.
All the teaching material as well as a collection of useful information/support is collected on aulaweb
