Complete Nuclear & Radio Chemistry 14+ hours of lectures

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Udemy

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₹ 499 1999

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Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

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₹ 499  ₹1,999
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The syllabus

Introduction

  • Introduction

Fundamental basics of nuclear science

  • Introduction to radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry
  • History of nuclear science
  • Nuclei and nuclides
  • Nuclides
  • How to notate the nuclides
  • Quantities and units of mass and energy
  • The Nuclidic Mass and the Unified Atomic Mass
  • Quantities Characterizing Stability and Instability
  • The binding energy of the nucleus
  • The mass excess

The nuclear force

  • Introduction to the nuclear force
  • Classification of particles and forces I.
  • Classification of particles and forces II.
  • Classification of particles and forces III.
  • The color charge
  • Nuclear radius and mass denstiy
  • Nuclear spin, electric and magnetic properties of nuclei I.
  • Nuclear spin, electric and magnetic properties of nuclei II.
  • Nuclear spin, electric and magnetic properties of nuclei III.
  • The one-nucleon shell model of the nucleus I.
  • The one-nucleon shell model of the nucleus II.
  • Systematic of stable elements and nuclides
  • The Weizsäcker formula and the liquid drop model I.
  • The Weizsäcker formula and the liquid drop model II.

The basic concepts of nuclear reactions and radioactive decays

  • Types of nuclear reactions
  • Reactions induced by neutrons and positive ions
  • Reaction cross section systematic
  • Characterization of the main decay modes and radiations I.
  • Characterization of the main decay modes and radiations II.
  • Radioactive decay vs. chemical and nuclear reactions
  • Characterization of radioactive samples
  • Half-life, mean life, decay schemes
  • Radionuclides on Earth

Radioactive decay

  • Radioactive decay and the chart of nuclides
  • Investigation of the spontaneity of beta and alpha decay I.
  • Investigation of the spontaneity of beta and alpha decay II.
  • Gamma Decay
  • Spontaneous fission
  • Exotic and rare decay modes
  • The kinetics of the radioactive decay and activation
  • Decay following activation
  • The aftereffects of the radioactive decay and nuclear reactions I.
  • The aftereffects of the radioactive decay and nuclear reactions II.
  • Inner Bremsstrahlung, X-Rays and Auger Effect

Interaction of nuclear radiation with matter, nucleosynthetic processes

  • Interaction of nuclear radiations with matter
  • Dosimetric concepts
  • Interactions of alpha radiation
  • Interactions of beta radiation I.
  • Interactions of beta radiation II.
  • Interactions of beta radiation III.
  • Interactions of gamma radiation I.
  • Interactions of gamma radiation II.
  • Interactions of gamma radiation III.
  • Interactions of neutrons
  • Nucleosynthesis
  • Nucleosynthetic processes and related concepts I.
  • Nucleosynthetic processes and related concepts II.
  • Nucleosynthetic processes and related concepts III.

Detection and measurements techniques

  • Track measurements
  • Gas counters I.
  • Gas counters II.
  • Gas counters III.
  • Semiconductor detectors I.
  • Semiconductor detectors II.
  • Scintillation detectors I.
  • Scintillation detectors II.
  • Electronics for pulse counting: γ-spectrometry

Nuclear energy, Nuclear reactors Nuclear Fuel and Fuel Cycles

  • Energy production by nuclear fission
  • Neutron moderation
  • Nuclear fuel
  • Fuel elements
  • Nuclear fuel and fuel cycles I.
  • Nuclear fuel and fuel cycles II.
  • Nuclear fuel and fuel cycles III.
  • Reprocessing the used fuel elements
  • Type of the nuclear reactors
  • Thermal power reactors
  • Reactor kinetics
  • Radioactive waste
  • Reactor safety
  • Controlled thermonuclear reactors
  • Nuclear explosives

Radionuclides in nature

  • Cosmogenic and primordial radionuclides
  • Elements in the natural radioactive decay series
  • Transuranic elements in nature
  • Radium and radon in the environment
  • Age determination from radioactive decay I.
  • Age determination from radioactive decay II.

Radioanalysis

  • Introduction to the radioanalysis
  • Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)
  • Activation by other ways
  • Unique features of activation analysis
  • Isotope Dilution Analysis
  • Other analytical applications

Mössbauer spectroscopy

  • Introduction to the Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • Principles of the method
  • The Mössbauer effect
  • Overview of hyperfine interactions
  • Isomer shift, electric quadrupole splitting
  • Hyperfine magnetic field splitting
  • Exotic measurable quantities

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