ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 102 Hours of tutorials: 6 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Particle Physics
Areas: Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
Center Faculty of Physics
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
In this matter, the origin and evolution of the visible matter that constitutes our Universe will be studied, with special emphasis on the processes governed by strong interaction.
The specific skills that the student will acquire in this subject are:
- Understand the processes of transformation of matter in thermonuclear reactions that occurred during the Big Bang and later in the stars.
- To become familiar with the techniques for studying these processes, both at the numerical simulation level and in the laboratory reproduction of some of the nuclear reactions of astrophysical interest.
Learning outcomes:
The main objective of this subject is for the student to assimilate the close relationship between the microscopic properties of matter at the nuclear level and the structure and processes of stellar evolution. Specific objectives will be:
- Know the fundamental and structural properties of the nuclei that participate in the nucleosynthesis processes.
- Know the most important reactions that govern the processes of nucleosynthesis.
- Relate the processes of evolution of stars to the properties of the nuclei that make up stellar gas.
- Study the equation of state of nuclear matter and its role in specific stellar scenarios such as supernova explosions or neutron stars and the gravitational waves they generate.
The contents of the subject are organized in five blocks:
1. Introduction to nuclear astrophysics.
This block describes the domain of nuclear astrophysics, its relationship with other disciplines: nuclear physics, astrophysics and astronomy, and the main tools used for its study.
2. The atomic nucleus and its reaction mechanisms.
In this block Nuclear Physics contents of interest such as nuclei far from stability, the fundamental properties of nuclei and their structure, as well as the main nuclear reactions of interest to understand certain stellar scenarios are reviewed.
3. Primordial and stellar nucleosynthesis.
The block includes the study of the processes of transformation of matter during the first moments of the Universe and later in the stars. Big Bang nucleosynthesis.
4. Nuclear matter and stellar bodies.
In this part we study the equation of state of nuclear matter and its role in the study of supernova explosions and the structure of neutron stars and their impact on the gravitational waves they generate.
5. Cosmochronology and cosmic radiation.
This last block includes the study of radioactive dating techniques at cosmological scales and an introduction to the composition and properties of cosmic radiation.
Basic bibliography:
- C. Iliadis. Nuclear Physics of Stars
- C. Rolfs. Cauldrons in the Cosmos
Further reading:
Throughout the course, subject teachers will include additional online material in the virtual classroom.
BASIC AND GENERAL COMPETENCES
CG01 - Acquire the ability to carry out research work in teams.
CG02 - Have a capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CG03 - Acquire the ability to write texts, articles or scientific reports in accordance with the publication standards.
CG04 - Familiarize yourself with the different modalities used to disseminate results and disseminate knowledge in scientific meetings.
CG05 - Apply the knowledge to solve complex problems.
CB6 - Owning and understanding knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - That students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study
CB8 - That students be able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the latest knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
CB10 - That students have the learning abilities that allow them to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed or autonomous.
TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES
CT01 - Ability to interpret texts, documentation, reports and academic articles in English, scientific language par excellence.
CT02 - Develop the capacity for responsible decision making in complex and / or responsible situations.
SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
CE07 - Acquire the training for the use of the main computational tools and the management of the main experimental techniques of Nuclear and Particle Physics.
CE06 - Become familiar with the standard model of the fundamental interactions and their possible extensions.
The course will be based on lectures where the main contents of the program will be presented, classrooms discussion around related research articles presented by the students and exercise sessions.
In general, both the exhibition and interactive classes will be taught in person.
The evaluation of the student's effort will be carried out continuously through active participation in classes, the resolution of exercises and the defense of works on a current research topic:
Evaluable activity Weight in the global grade
Exhibition of works 40%
Exercise resolution 40%
Active participation in classes 20%
Exceptionally, you can take a final exam of the subject.
• lectures: 62 hours
• personal work: 88 hours
Prerequisites.
Students should have some basic knowledge on quantum physics, statistical mechanics and nuclear physics.
Hector Alvarez Pol
Coordinador/a- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
- Phone
- 881813544
- hector.alvarez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Francesc Yassid Ayyad Limonge
- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
- yassid.ayyad [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
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