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Nuclear Physics Lecture Notes (online reference)

Nuclear Physics Lecture Notes (online reference)

Nuclear Physics Lecture Notes (online reference)

This note covers the following topics: Nuclear sizes and isotope shifts, The Semi Empirical Mass Formula, Coulomb term, Volume and Surface term, Asymmetry term, Pairing term, alpha decay, beta decay, Valley of stability, Fermi theory of beta decay, Selection Rules in beta decay, Electron capture, Inverse beta decay, gama decay, Mossbauer effect, Bethe-Bloch formula, Cherenkov radiation, Bremsstrahlung, Synchrotron radiation, Photons in matter, Photomultiplier, Avalanche Photo Diode, Scintillators, Gas-filled counters, Experimental set-ups, Response of a Ge-Li detector and Radiation units.

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