Tutorial - Nuclear and Particle Physics

Q 1. Use the single particle shell model to predict the three lowest energy states in and 39 Ca.

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Q 2. Use the single particle shell model to calculate the magnetic moments of the ground states in 39 Ca and 17 O Q 3. Using the m-scheme calculate all the possible J and T values for
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Q 4. Use the m-scheme to obtain all the possible J values for 19 Ne. Using energy considerations only, what would be the most probable ground state J for 19 Ne out of these possibilities. Q 5. Suppose we have a nucleon with = 1 and ml = 1. What are the possible values and eigenvalues of the total angular momentum j ? What are the probabilities of obtaining these values? Q 6. Suppose we had two particles with spins j1 = 3/2 and j2 = 2 respectively. If the total orbital angular momentum of the system is zero and the total angular momentum of the system is j = 5/2 with jz = 1/2 what values would you get for a measurement of j2z for the spin-2 particle and what are its probability amplitudes. Q 7. Estimate the recoil energy for a 8 MeV photon from a gamma-transition in a nucleus. How much would the recoil change for a 12 C nucleus?
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