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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

Applied physics experiments covering topics in Solid State Physics, Plasma Physics, Optics,
Radiation Physics, Materials Science, and Photonics.

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 0%
Continuous Assessment: 100%

LEVEL 3

SIF3001 NUCLEAR PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)

Nuclear structure and properties, Nuclear scattering, Nuclear force and force exchange.
The physics of nuclear decays (alpha, beta & gamma), isospin.
Physics of nuclear reactions : fission and fusion, Nuclear reactions in astrophysics (big bang
nucleosynthesis, stellar nucleosynthesis).

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

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SIF3002 ATOMICS AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)

Single-electron atoms, magnetic moment, spin-orbit interaction, total angular momentum,
relativistic effect, fine structure, identical particles, two-electron atoms, multi-electron atoms,
coupling of angular momentum, periodic table, hyperfine structure, spectral linewidth, time-
dependent perturbation theorem, atom and photonic interaction, excited radiation, spontaneous
emission, stimulated absorbtion and emission, Einstein A and B coefficients, diatomic molecules
and their spectral – vibration, rotation, electronic.

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF3003 SOLID STATE PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)

Introduction to types of solids, structure of crystalline solids: periodicity, lattice and unit cell,
Bravais lattices, directions and planes in crystals, X-ray diffraction, diffraction techniques,
reciprocal lattice, Brillouin zone, bonding in solids, dynamics of monoatomic and diatomic lattices
(1-D and 3-D), density of states, dispersion of phonons, thermal properties: specific heat
capacity, thermal conductivity, free and quantized electron models, D.C. conductivity and
electron dispersion, band theory of solids: Bloch function, Kronig-Penney model, band theory of
solids: effective mass, density of states and concentration of electrons.

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