M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
Physics
NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. What are the aspects of collective model?
2. How will you compute magnetic dipole moment for a
deuteron in the mixed state?
3. What is meant by nuclear isomerism?
4. What are Fermi and Gamow Teller transitions?
5. What is Pinch affect?
6. How can you control the chain reaction?
7. Distinguish between stripping reaction and pickup
reaction.
8. Under what conditions the resonances in nuclear
reactions are obtained?
9. What is the important different between Bosons and
Fermions?
10. What are strange particles? Why are they so called?
Sub. Code
4MPH3C3
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Part B 5 25)
Answer all questions.
11. What is nuclear binding energy? Draw a binding
energy curve. What information do we get from such
a curve?
Or
Write the properties of nuclear forces.
12) Describe the construction and working of an
ionization chamber.
13. Discuss Bohr-Wheeler theory of nuclear fission.
Or
What is thermonuclear reactions? Explain.
Write a brief note on "controlled thermal
nuclear reaction".
14. What are the different kinds of nuclear reactions?
Explain with example.
Or
Write short notes on nuclear reaction cross-sections.
15. Write about the classifications of hadrons.
Or
Briefly explain Quark model.
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Give the salient features of nuclear shell model. Point out
its successes and failures.
17. Define Parity. Explain the violation of parity
conservation during -decay process.
18. Describe giving necessary theory the working of a
betatron.
19. Derive Breit-Wigner dispersion formula for resonance
scattering.
20. Explain in detail about the various interactions of
elementary particles.
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