Mandatory Topic 5 (for MSc degree)

Nuclear reactions and production of radionuclides
Aims:
To teach the students basic knowledge on nuclear reactions and production of radionuclides.
This topic area also gives basic skills in calculation of radionuclide production yields in particle
irradiations.
Topics:
- interaction processes of particles with nuclei
- types of nuclear reactions and models
- coulombic barrier
- energetics of nuclear reactions
- kinetics of nuclear reactions
- cross-sections
- excitation functions
- induced fission
- types of particle accelerators
- production of radionuclides in cyclotrons
- production of radionuclides in reactors
- radionuclide generators