Page 240 - FULL FINAL HANDBOOK 20232024

Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

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

SIF2016 MATERIALS SCIENCE (3 CREDITS)

Introduction to materials science. Atomic structure and interatomic bonding: Electronic structure.
Structure of materials; Molecular structure, Crystalline structure and Defects. Mechanical
properties. Phase diagram. Introduction to polymers, ceramics, composites and biomaterials.

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

SIF2018 RADIATION PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)

Radiation source, Nuclear Instability and types of radioactivity, Halflife and mean life, Natural
radioactive series and radioactive equilibrium (Bateman equation), Branching decay and types
of decay, Nuclear activation, X-ray production, Moseley law, X-ray fluorescence, Radiation
interaction with matter (elastic and inelastic processes), Bremsstrahlung theory, Dosimetry
Equivalent dose, Radon and thoron measurements, Biological effect (somatic and
genetic),Radiation detectors Radiation protection: Distance, Time, Dose, Applications of
radiation.

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

SIF2019 GAS DISCHARGE PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)

Basic principles and processes Kinetic theory of gases, Maxwell distribution, Concept of
temperature and pressure, Collision cross-section, Energy transferred due to collision,
Processes induced by electron collisions, Ion-neutral collision, Collision involving metastable
ion/atom, Processes due to electrode effect
Characteristics of Plasma. Plasma potential, Debye shielding, Plasma sheath, Plasma
frequency, Electrical conductivity, Effect of magnetic field, Diffusion. Electrical Discharges in
Gases.
I-V characteristics of gaseous discharge, Townsend theory of gaseous discharge, Breakdown
criterion, Paschen law, Breakdown potential, Glowing gaseous discharge, Arc discharge,
Corona discharge, Pulsed discharge, The structure of glowing discharge, Cathode fall theory of
normal glow discharge, Negative glow, Positive column and its theory, Hot cathode discharge.
Plasma diagnostic technique. Electric probe. Thermodynamics of ionized gas. Real gas effect,
Equation of state, The Law of Mass Action, Departure coefficient, Thermodynamic functions
expressed in term of z, Saha equation, Enthalpy equation. Survey of plasma applications.

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%

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