3/2003 Rev 1 I.2.9 – slide 1 of 35 Session I.2.9 Part I Review of Fundamentals Module 2 Basic Physics and Mathematics Used in Radiation Protection Session 9 Nuclear Reactions IAEA Post Graduate Educational Course Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources
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3/2003 Rev 1 I.2.9 – slide 1 of 35
Session I.2.9
Part I Review of Fundamentals
Module 2 Basic Physics and MathematicsUsed in Radiation Protection
Session 9 Nuclear Reactions
IAEA Post Graduate Educational CourseRadiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources
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Various examples of nuclear reactions will be discussed
Students will learn about properties of neutrons, nuclear decay processes, cross section, neutron interactions, and various kinds of nuclear reactions including charged particle reactions, spallation, fission and fusion reactions
Nuclear Fusion ReactionsUtilize Isotopes of Hydrogen
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Nuclear ReactionsFusion
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Deuteron – Deuteron Fusion
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Tritium – ProtonProduction from Fusion
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3He with Neutron Production from Fusion
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Fusion - Tokamak
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Energy ProductionReactions in Stars
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CNO Energy ProductionReactions in Stars
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Summary
Various examples of nuclear reactions were discussed
Students learned about properties of neutrons, nuclear decay processes, cross section, neutron interactions, and various kinds of nuclear reactions including charged particle reactions, spallation, fission and fusion
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Jelley, N. A., Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1990)
Firestone, R.B., Baglin, C.M., Frank-Chu, S.Y., Eds., Table of Isotopes (8th Edition, 1999 update), Wiley, New York (1999)