Lesson Plan: Nuclear and Particle Physics

Periods.	No.of Per- iod(s)	Topics to be covered	Mode of delivery	Teaching Aids	Ref / Source
1.	1	Nuclear and Particle physics	Discussions, Illustrations.	Model, Website reference	Syllabus & Lesson Plan
Module-1: Nuclear Structure
2.	1	Introduction to basic properties governing the nucleus.	Lecture	Black Board	R1 & R2
3.	1	Nuclear size and its radius-comparison to atomic radius and size.	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
4.	1	Rutherford model of nucleus	Lecture	B. Board  & PPT	R1 & R2
5.	1	Rutherford alpha scattering experiment	Lecture	B. Board  & PPT	R1 & R2
6.	1	Theory and derivations for scattering formula	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
7.	1	Nuclear isotopes, isobars and isotones. Nucleons-protons and neutron masses	Lecture with discussion	B. Board	R1 & R2
8.	1	Magnetic moments of nuclear structure	Lecture	B. Board &	R2 & R3
9.	1	Semi empirical mass formula -Weizsacker formula.	Lecture with discussion	B. Board	R2 & R3
10.	1	Nuclear stability and mass parabolas	Lecture/ discussion	B. Board &	R2 & R3
11.	1	Nuclear Model- Liquid drop model	Lecture/ discussion	B. Board &	R2 & R3
12.	1	Shell model of nucleus- revision	Lecture/ discussion	B. Board &	R2 & R3
Module-2: Nuclear Forces
13.	1	Ground state of duetron- theory and derivations	Lecture / discussion	B. Board &	R1 & R2
14.	1	Magnetic dipole moment of deutron-conceptual	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
15.	1	Orbital motion of deuteron-theory	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
16.	1	Scattering process, the Scattering problem in nucleus.	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
17.	1	Formulation -scattering amplitude and Greens functions expression	Lecture	B. Board &OHP	R1 & R2
18.	1	Born approximation theory and derivation	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
19.	1	Born approximation theory - continuation	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
20.	1	Validity of Born approximation.	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
21.	1	Screening potential- theory and derivation.	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
22.	1	Effect of identity of particles	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
23.	1	Method of partial waves and phase shifts, scattering lengths.	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
24.	1	Revision and class test	-	-	-
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST-1
Module-3: Radioactivity
25.	1	Alpha particle emission-theory and derivation	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
26.	1	Geiger - Nuttal Law formulation	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
27.	1	Gamow's theory of alpha decay	Lecture/ discussion	B. Board	R2 & R3
28.	1	Fine structure of alpha spectra and beta decay	Lecture/ OHP	B. Board	R2 & R3
29.	1	Neutrino hypothesis	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
30.	1	Fermi theory of beta decay with curie plot	Lecture / example & problem solving	B. Board & ppt	R2 & R3
31.	1	Energy of beta spectrum	Lecture / example	B. Board & OHP	R1 & R2
32.	1	Fermi and G.T selection rules	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
33.	1	Non convervation of parity in gammy decay	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
34.	1	Gamma emission - selection rules	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
35.	1	Transition probability-theory	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
36.	1	Internal conversion -explanation, nuclear isomerism.	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
Module-4: Nuclear reactions
37.	1	Introduction to Nuclear reactions and its energies.	Discussion	B. Board	R1 & R2
38.	1	Level widths and cross sections in nucleus.	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
39.	1	Compound nucleus and its model- theory.	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
40.	1	Resonance scattering and derivations	Lecture	B. Board	R1 & R2
41.	1	Breit Wigner one level formula- derivations and theory.	Lecture/ example	B. Board	R1 & R2
42.	1	Optical model of nucleus -theory	Lecture/example	B. Board	R1 & R2
43.	1	Stripping and pick up reactions	Lecture		R2 & R3
44.	1	Fission and fusion reactions - theory with illustrations	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
45.	1	Theory of fission and elementary ideas of fusion, fission	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
46.	1	Controlled thermo nuclear reactions	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
47.	1	Ideas of nuclear reactors	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
48.	1	Plasma confinement and fusion power	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST-2
Module V Elementary Particles
49.	1	Classification of fundamental forces-theory	Discussion	B. Board	R2
50.	1	Isospin strangeness- theory and derivation	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
51.	1	GellMann Nishijima's formula and derivations	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
52.	1	Quark model - SU ( 3) symmetry	Lecture	B. Board/  PPT	R2 & R3
53.	1	CPT invariance in different interactions	Lecture	B. Board/  PPT	R2 & R3
54.	1	Parity non conservation - theory	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
55.	1	K - meson  - concepts and its origin	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
56.	1	Complex and time reversal invariance	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
57.	1	Elementary ideas of gauge theory	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
58.	1	Strong and weak interactions	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
59.	1	Revisions of module	Lecture	B. Board	R2 & R3
60.	1	Class Test	-	-	-