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PHY 472G - INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

Basic aspects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter. Bohr atom, atomic spectra, radioactivity, energetics of decay. Sources of radiation, penetration of charged particles, electromagnetic radiation, and neutrons through matter; excitation and ionization processes; selected nuclear reactions; basic radiation detection and dosimetry.

Prereq: PHY 213 or 232; MA 114 (may be taken concurrently); or equivalent.
Crosslisted with: RAS 472G, RM 472G


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