FYSS3460 Fission and its Applications (5 cr)

Grading scale
0-5
Teaching languages
English

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to describe the fission process path and the nuclear physics making fission possible. Students will be able to explain how the fission yield distribution results from the process of nuclear fission and explain the energy transfer process during the nuclear fission. Students will be able to find information on fission cross section, fission product yield, fission neutron yield, etc. from public data bases. They will be able to name the main facilities and instrumentation used in contemporary fission-based research and explain their operation principles. Students will also be able to perform a criticality calculation of a simple nuclear reactor.

Study methods

Assignments, writing assignments, examination

Content

Fission processes: spontaneous and induced fission, delayed fission; nuclear fission models, in particular Brosa model; fission yield distributions, fission neutrons, gamma ray emission; contemporary research on fission process; contemporary research utilizing fission and fission products; nuclear reactors and production of nuclear power

Further information

Given on autumn semester, every two years.

Materials

Lecture slides and associated notes, relevant contemporary articles given by lecturers. Lecture slides and associated notes, relevant contemporary articles given by lecturers.

Course textbook:

Enzo De Sanctis et al.: Energy from Nuclear Fission, An Introduction. 2016 Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-30649-0.

Useful reading:

H.J. Krappe, K. Pomorski, Theory of Nuclear Fission, Lecture Notes in Physics 838 (e-book, DOI:

C. Wagemans (ed), The Nuclear Fission Process, ISBN 978-0849354342.

Literature:

ISBN-number Author, year of publication, title, publisher
978-3-319-30649-0 Enzo De Sanctis et al.: Energy from Nuclear Fission, An Introduction. 2016 Springer.

Assessment criteria

The final grade is based on examination (70%), assignments (20%) and a writing assignment (10%).

Prerequisites

Before enrolling this course students should have studied or currently studying FYSS3300 Nuclear Physics.