Eléments de physique et chimie nucléaire

• Basic nuclear physics :

Ordres of magnitudes, general properties of nuclei,

radioactive decay alpha, beta and gamma emissions, nuclear fission

• Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter :

interactions of charges particles : ions, electrons, positrons

interaction of photons : photoelectric, compton and pair production processes

• Introduction to nuclear detectors and to particle transport formalism,...

This course is a prerequisite for more advanced courses in nuclear metrology and radiation dosimetry.

Its aim is to give students an intuitive understanding of basic nuclear physics as well

as of the interactions of ionizing radiation with matter.

24h course

12h exercises

24h laboratories

Contribution to the teaching profile

This teaching unit contributes to the following competences:

• Mesurer les grandeurs physiques liées au vivant, tant morphologique que fonctionnel

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

K. S. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, Wiley (1988)

G.F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurement, Wiley (2010)

Contacts

Prof. Nicolas Pauly

nipauly@ulb.ac.be

room DB3-150

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

oral examination for the theory ad exercises

continuous evaluation for the laboratories

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Theory and exercises : 75%

laboratories : 25%

Language(s) of evaluation

• french