Interaction of Radiation and Matter

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: NERS 511. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Classical and quantum-mechanical analysis of the processes by which radiation interacts with matter. Review of nuclear structure and properties. Nuclear models. Nuclei as sources of radiation. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. Interaction of charged particles with matter. Radiative collisions and theory of Bremsstrahlung. Interaction of neutrons with matter. Interaction mechanisms and cross sections are developed.