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Subatomic Physics
Phys 4357 Fall 2008Ed HungerfordRM 408 S&R 1
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U H MEP
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U H MEP Scientific
Methodology
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Scales
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U H MEP The Atom
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U H MEP Fundamental Forces
Force Strength Range Exchange Boson
Strong ~1 1 fm Pion
Electromagnetic 1/137 1/r gamma
Weak 10 -13 2.5 x 10 -3 fm W±, Z0
Gravitational 10 -42 1/r Graviton
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U H MEP The Strong Interaction
MFT
RHA
HF
nuclear matter
Critical Point ?
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β+ decay
β- decay
Isobars
Isotopes
Isotones
Stability
Chart of Nuclides
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Subatomic Particles in the Nucleus
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U H MEP Some Useful Units
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U H MEP The Definition of Cross
Section
Nuclear radius Coulomb Scattering
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U H MEP The Unit of Cross Section
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Discovering Sub-Structure
λ = ħ/p
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Standard Model Fundamental Subatomic Particles
Lep
tons
BosonsFermionsH
adro
ns
Famalies
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An Example of The Energy/Mass Relation