Nuclear Physics Sample Clauses
Nuclear Physics. Students should:
29.1 Understand the structure of the atomic nucleus and the basic nature of the nuclear force.
29.2 Understand the processes of fission and fusion and how to compute the energetics of such processes.
29.3 Understand the binding energy curve for atomic nuclei and its relation to the fission/fusion processes.
29.4 Understand radioactive decay processes and the concept of half-life.
29.5 Understand the basics of particle detection and its relevance to measuring radioactive decay products.
29.6 Be able to quantify radiation levels in terms of appropriate units of measurement.
Nuclear Physics. The Laboratory shall conduct experimental and theoretical investigations of the structure and properties of nuclei, emphasizing studies of nuclei under extreme conditions (temperature, isospin, angular momentum, and energy density) as well as studies of neutrinos and double beta decay. Research collaborations involve studies of the quark-gluon plasma at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The Laboratory shall conduct programs to educate and train young scientists, to develop technology in advanced nuclear instrumentation and to define the challenges of relativistic heavy-ion physics. The research includes the development of advanced detectors and systems to deliver high intensity beams for nuclear physics.
Nuclear Physics. Perform frontier research in theoretical and experimental nuclear physics; build, maintain and operate state of the art user facilities for nuclear physics; perform research and development work in accelerator science, experimental detector design and computing for the Office of Science, Nuclear Physics program; operate the National Nuclear Data Center and carry out construction projects in the nuclear physics area as assigned. In support of this mission, the contractor will operate large user facilities (AGS and RHIC) and carries on an in-house program of research in theoretical and experimental nuclear physics. Support of RHIC computing is provided by the RHIC Computing Facility at BNL. The National Nuclear Data Center is based at BNL. The work of the nuclear physics program is also supported through the expertise of BNL’s Instrumentation Division, a Lab-wide development organization.