Learning outcomes

This course, given specifically to 1st or 2nd Masters students in chemistry, is designed to introduce them to the concepts of nuclear physics and to familiarise them with the ion beam analysis techniques.

Table of contents

  1. Basics of nuclear physics
  2. Ion matter Interaction (energy loss, straggling, cross-section)
  3. Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS)
  4. Elastic Recoil Detection (ERD)
  5. (Resonant) Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA or RNRA)
  6. Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE)
  7. Particle-Induced Gamma-ray Emission (PIGE)

 

Assessment method

The evaluation takes place in exam session in the form of an oral examination.

Sources, references and any support material

Nuclear Physics Part 1 (G. Terwagne - Librairie des Sciences, FUNDP) Nuclear Physics Part 2 (G. Terwagne - Librairie des Sciences, FUNDP) - Librairie des Sciences, FUNDP)

Language of instruction

French