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14 (PHY-2) 2025

2024

PHYSICS

Paper : PHY-2025
(Nuclear Physics )
Full Marks : 80
Time : Three hours

The flgures in the margin indicate

full marks for the questions.

1. Answer any five questions from the

following : 2x5=10
(a) What type of materials used as tripper
for multiplication of charge in a
Pelletron accelerator ? Mention such
two materials.
[b) What is the evidence of Ghoshal's
classic experiment of compound
nucleus reaction ?

Contd.
 () Draw the variation of surface energy (b) Consider a lBO, projectile with 80 MeV
mass is bombarded on a 207 Pbg2 target at an
per nucleon (Es/A) with the What angle of 60 degree (lab). The scattered
number A of various nuclei. events are recorded in a silicon detector
would be the value of E,/A for a having a collimator size of 3mm and at
C12 nucleus ? a distance of 10 cm from the target. If
(d) Explain why a positron emitter can also the current applied with the beam
undergo k-capture decay. (l50g) is 24 Nano Amp and thickness
of the target is 120 microgm/ cm, then
(e) What are isospin quantum numbers find out the yield per hour in your
and ,? What is the k value of 20? detector.
Give at least two justifications about Which nucleus is the mirror partner of
the fact that nuclear force cannot be of the nucleus Nl5? Predict, out of this
electromagnetic in nature. mirror pair, which one will decay to
other ? What kind of decay will take
2. Answer any five questions from the place ?
4x5=20
following: (d) Show that the energy released in the
fission of U-235 nucleus with thermal
ta) In Ghoshal's experiment of compound `neutrons is nothìng but the interplay
nucleus formation where a proton with between surface and coulomb energies
40 MeV (lab) is bombarded on a 63 Cug of the parent and daughter nuclei.
target forming a 64Zn30 compound
nucleus (CN). Also the same CN is fe) Radioactive 27 Co60 nuclei undergo beta
produced while a Heg projectile is decays to 2Nio0 nuclei. In 99.88%
shoot on a 60 Nig target. Find the cases a beta particle of energy 0-31 MeV
is emitted followed by two gammna
bombarding energy of He, projectile emissions. If the energy of the one
in lab. Given, atomic mas_ unit of H,
4 He, 63 Cu29, 64Zn30. 60 60Nia
Niog are gamma ray is l·1732 MeV, find the
1-0073 u, 4-0026u, 62-929601u, energy of the other gamma ray. Also,
draw the decay scheme. [Given, Am
63.929142 u, 59.930 785u respectively. between parent and product nuclei =
Also, find E*(excitation energy) =EcM +Q
for first reaction. 0-003031 amu]
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 (i) Experimental values of spin and (d) Make a classification of elementary
parity =|+ particles and assign quantum numbers
(ui) Magnetic dipole moment to each member of various classes of
(iv) Electric quadrupole moment these elementary particles. Draw meson
octet to assign charge and strangeness
[Given, usp= 2-79284564 N quantum number to its members.
lsn -l.91304181 uy and State the conservation laws of these
(uplexpt = 0.8574376 ± O.0000004)uE
2+3+3+2=10
quantum numbers. Hence find if the
following decays are allowed or
forbidden : 6+2+2= 10
(b) Considering the nuclear potential to be
speherically symmetric harmonic E’A°+7
oscillator potential, obtain various sub u ’ e +U, + D,
shells of different major shells of a
nucleus and label them following
Zpectroscopic notations. Show that shell
closure takes place at magic numbers
of neutrons and protons. Also, find the
ground state spin and parity of 1gk40
in the light of single particle shell model
8+2=10

(c) Discuss Fermi's theory of beta decay

to obtain a theoretical expression for
the observed beta energy spectra.
Discuss various correction factors that
are required to be introduced to obtain
a better agreement between the
theoretical and experimental plots of
the spectra and hence draw Kurie plot
and narrate its signiicance.
6+3+1=10
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