# Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics through Experiments

- Institution: Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)
- Department: Physics
- Teacher: Prof. Vivek Datar
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115101001)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115101001)
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The course aims to approach nuclear physics and particle physics starting from key and classic experiments. Showcased will be fundamental discoveries, many of them leading to Nobel prizes, such as the discovery of the nucleus by Rutherford, all the way upto discovery of neutrino oscillations by the Superkamiokande collaboration and many in between such as rhe discovery of the neutron by Chadwick, that of fission by Hahn, Strassman and Meitner, the direct detection of the elusive neutrino by Reines and Cowan, measurement of its helicity by Goldhaber et al, parity violation by Wu, Lederman and Telegdi et al., the discovery of halo nuclei that opened up the field of Radioactive Ion Beam based research. These will be put in a modern context highlighting the research fields that these findings have led to.

Intended audience: MSc 1st/2nd year, BTech (Engg. Physics)

Prerequisites: BSc (Physics)/2 years in BTech (Engg. Physics)

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics through experiments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/af1b9116fde5) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2: X-rays, Radioactivity, Nucleus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/d6b3d470812c) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3: Experimental Tools_Cosmic radiation-Accelerators-Nuclear reactors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/cc212b823020) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4: Particle Detectors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/cfe865acbf55) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5: Applications of Nuclear and Particle Physics - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/2285fabe5088) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6: Constituents of Matter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/99998bfd4f94) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7: Dimensions and Fermi Estimates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/5f07fabde18c) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8: Constituents of matter (contd) - Evidence for muon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/f5b16d49a8f7) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9: Constituents of matter contd: quarks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/167ee7c07a72) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10: Constituents of matter 4: tau leptons, W, Z, H](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/d859fdd97476) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11: DC accelerators](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/d05eb274ab1f) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12: RF accelerators](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/850f926364d8) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13: Interaction of charged particles with matter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/503aefc15e99) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14: Detecting neutral particles: photons, neutrons, neutrinos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/f3d1e3da93ed) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15: Detectors, electronics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/9552ef64d1d0) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16: Symmetries & Conservation laws_1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/3a46b95c1859) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17: Symmetries and conservation laws_2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/947864fd36f5) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18: Basic properties of the nucleus_1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/080d511f9d19) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19: Basic properties of the nucleus_2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/c04b4d37a74e) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20: Electric charge, magnetisation distribution in nuclei](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/154a3e68d878) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21: Two nucleon problem-Interaction and scattering states](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/264e41c06921) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22: Two nucleon problem-Bound state](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/e14d5cd8b1d9) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23: Mean field models: Fermi gas and spherical shell models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/dcbf46864a61) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 24: Mean field models – Deformed shell model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/0e2e5b258962) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 25: The lightest deformed nucleus 8Be](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/7200a2917e59) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 26: Electromagnetic interactions in nuclei](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/c6fae3ce1671) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 27: Alpha decay & other rare strong decays](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/ee7583f3bd2b) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 28: Weak interactions in nuclei and particles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/cd2e8e508e34) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 29: Overview of neutrino physics-mass measurements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/5f0e2734ecd8) (YouTube)
30. [Lecture 30: EM probes of collective excitations in nuclei](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/c1e601712c36) (YouTube)
31. [Lecture 31: Nuclear reactions – an overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/f79ed0cb0ab7) (YouTube)
32. [Lecture 32: Measuring the Nuclear level density and melting of shell effects](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/a27f0b48c250) (YouTube)
33. [Lecture 33: Giant E0 and E1 resonance in nuclei](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/db9ff040870e) (YouTube)
34. [Lecture 34: Resonances in Nuclear and Particle Physics – Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/efba648c90db) (YouTube)
35. [Lecture 35: Resonances in Nuclear and Particle Physics – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/c5ec29007ef9) (YouTube)
36. [Lecture 36: Lamb shift in H-atom and other exotic atoms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/580bb8197d79) (YouTube)
37. [Lecture 37: Magnetic moments of particles – fundamental and composite](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/4285c3aac4f4) (YouTube)
38. [Lecture 38: CP violation in the K0-K0 and B0-B0 systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/1194b091178c) (YouTube)
39. [Lecture 39: Does the proton decay?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/d024dc82511a) (YouTube)
40. [Lecture 40: Neutrino oscillations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/0fbb278cd008) (YouTube)
41. [Lecture 41: Measuring neutrino mixing matrix parameters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/f673363012bb) (YouTube)
42. [Lecture 42: Accelerator based neutrino experiments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/d6e3e17cb4c8) (YouTube)
43. [Lecture 43: Double Beta Decay (DBD) and Neutrinoless DBD (NDBD) – Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/e06a3430d1be) (YouTube)
44. [Lecture 44: Double Beta Decay (DBD) and Neutrinoless DBD (NDBD) – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/623f4af86d6e) (YouTube)
45. [Lecture 45: Unexplored paths involving neutrino detector ideas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/6bb5e2b659c5) (YouTube)
46. [Lecture 46: Open problems in neutrino physics, and neutrinos as possible tools](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/1d8180a36195) (YouTube)
47. [Lecture 47: A non-specialist’s introduction to Astrophysics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/c4e85d213cf6) (YouTube)
48. [Lecture 48: An introduction to Nuclear Astrophysics – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/cd0f78d50c8d) (YouTube)
49. [Lecture 49: Experimental evidence for fusion reactions powering the Sun](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/5a94772b9cc0) (YouTube)
50. [Lecture 50: Cooking heavy elements in the cosmos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/0b1f6bf2750f) (YouTube)
51. [Lecture 51: An introduction to Nuclear Astrophysics - Part5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/d51c7ed103bb) (YouTube)
52. [Lecture 52: Astrophysical S-factors for radiative capture reactions from transfer measurements-Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/809d6070a115) (YouTube)
53. [Lecture 53: Astrophysical S-factors for radiative capture reactions from transfer measurements-Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/d737cddcf52f) (YouTube)
54. [Lecture 54: Applications of Nuclear and Particle Physics - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/bf1b851f3746) (YouTube)
55. [Lecture 55: Nuclear reactions – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/f425a5123994) (YouTube)
56. [Lecture 56: Nuclear Reactions – Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/ff1f2cfe7135) (YouTube)
57. [Lecture 57: Nuclear Reactions – Part 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/a4a16946bf84) (YouTube)
58. [Lecture 58: Exotic nuclei – nuclei far from line of stability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/98e572db649f) (YouTube)
59. [Lecture 59: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions and Quark Gluon Plasma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/6013f905a067) (YouTube)
60. [Lecture 60: Open problems in Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics (subjective)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115101001/3bf14500e935) (YouTube)