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ATOMIC NUCLEUS AND RADIOACTIVITY E.H.ANNEX Medical Physicist Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre  New Delhi 62
1896 – Henry Becquerel – studied phosphorescence with Uranyl sulfate – discovered the Uranium Radioactivity.  Nobel Prize in Physics – 1903 for discovery of radioactivity Becquerel investigated whether there was any connection between X-rays and naturally occurring phosphorescence. He had inherited from his father a supply of uranium salts, which phosphoresce on exposure to light. When the salts were placed near to a photographic plate covered with opaque paper, the plate was discovered to be fogged. The phenomenon was found to be common to all the uranium salts studied and was concluded to be a property of the uranium atom. Later, Becquerel showed that the rays emitted by uranium, which for a long time were named after their discoverer (‘Becquerel rays’), caused gases to ionize and that they differed from X-rays in that they could be deflected by electric or magnetic fields.
From 1896 on – Marie and Pierre Curie pursued the study of ‘Becquerel rays’) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Atomic and nuclear structure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Different forms of Atomic nucleus  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Size of Nucleus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary of Masses 0.511 5.486x10 -4 9.109 x 10 -31 Electron 939.57 1.008665 1.6750 x 10 -27 Neutron 938.28 1.007276 1.6726 x 10 -27 Proton MeV/c 2 u kg Particle Masses
Chemical vs. Nuclear ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Density of Nuclei ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is radioactivity ,[object Object],[object Object]
Natural and artificial  radioactivity  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Natural Radioactivity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Artificial radioactivity nuclear transmutation ,[object Object],[object Object]
Activity of the radio nuclide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Units ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Source of Instabilities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Strong Force ,[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear Forces ,[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear Energy Our everyday life units for energy and mass are not suitable for atoms. The atomic mass unit (unified mass unit): 1u = 1.66 x10  27  kg Mass of a hydrogen atom is 1.0078 u  The energy unit is the electronvolt (eV). 1eV = 1.60 10  19  J 1Mev = 1.60 10  13  J E (1 u) = mc 2  = 931 MeV
Which type of nuclei is more stable  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mass Defect and Nuclear Stability ,[object Object],[object Object]
Binding Energy Einstein’s famous equation  E = m c 2 Deuteron:  mc 2  = 1875.6MeV Difference is  Binding energy ,   2.2MeV Proton:  mc 2  = 938.3MeV Neutron:   mc 2 = 939.5MeV Adding these, get 1877.8MeV
Decay – General Rules ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Rate of decay ,[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear Transformation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Types of Radioactivity      particles:  electrons    :  photons  (more energetic than x-rays)   penetrate! Easily Stopped Stopped by metal    particles:  nucleii Radioactive sources B field into screen detector
Alpha Decay ,[object Object],[object Object]
 -decay Emission of an   -particle or  4 He nucleus  (2 neutrons, 2 protons) This is the preferred decay mode of nuclei heavier than  209 Bi with a proton/neutron ratio along the valley of stability The parent decreases its mass number by 4, atomic number by 2
 -decay Emission of an electron (and an antineutrino) during conversion of a neutron into a proton The mass number does not change, the atomic number  increases  by 1. Example:  87 Rb ->  87 Sr + e –  +   This is the preferred decay mode of nuclei with excess neutrons compared to the valley of stability
  -decay and electron capture Emission of a positron (and a neutrino)  or  capture of an inner-shell electron during conversion of a proton into a neutron The mass number does not change, the atomic number  decreases  by 1. Examples:  40 K ->  40 Ar + e +  +    50 V+ e –  ->  50 Ti +    +   These are the preferred decay modes of nuclei with excess protons compared to the valley of stability
Beta-Plus Decay (Positron Emission) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Gamma transition Excited state
Electron Capture Decay ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Electron capture p +  + e -  n +   A Z X  A Z-1  Y  125 53  I  125 52  Te
Internal conversion
Isomeric Transition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear reactions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a decay series ,[object Object]
Decay Schemes or Decay series  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Where the Radioactive Series ends ,[object Object]
Half-Life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Decay Constant  N/  t    N(t) N    number of radionuclides at some moment of time t  N    number of nuclei that decay in a time interval   t       decay constant N 0     initial number of nuclei T 1/2     half-life e = 2.718  N =   N  t   N(t) = N 0  e   t N 0 /2 = N 0  e   T 1/2 T 1/2  = 0.693/  
Effective half-life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Radioactive equilibrium ,[object Object]
Radioactive equilibrium  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Transient Equilibrium ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Secular Equilibrium ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear Fission ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is fission ,[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear Fission   ,[object Object],[object Object],Ba + 139 56 Kr + 94 36 3  n + energy 1 0 U 235 92 n  +  1 0
A Fission Chain Reaction
What is fusion ,[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear Fusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Artificial Transmutation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Activation of the nuclide  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Radioactivity

  • 1. ATOMIC NUCLEUS AND RADIOACTIVITY E.H.ANNEX Medical Physicist Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre New Delhi 62
  • 2. 1896 – Henry Becquerel – studied phosphorescence with Uranyl sulfate – discovered the Uranium Radioactivity. Nobel Prize in Physics – 1903 for discovery of radioactivity Becquerel investigated whether there was any connection between X-rays and naturally occurring phosphorescence. He had inherited from his father a supply of uranium salts, which phosphoresce on exposure to light. When the salts were placed near to a photographic plate covered with opaque paper, the plate was discovered to be fogged. The phenomenon was found to be common to all the uranium salts studied and was concluded to be a property of the uranium atom. Later, Becquerel showed that the rays emitted by uranium, which for a long time were named after their discoverer (‘Becquerel rays’), caused gases to ionize and that they differed from X-rays in that they could be deflected by electric or magnetic fields.
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  • 7. Summary of Masses 0.511 5.486x10 -4 9.109 x 10 -31 Electron 939.57 1.008665 1.6750 x 10 -27 Neutron 938.28 1.007276 1.6726 x 10 -27 Proton MeV/c 2 u kg Particle Masses
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  • 19. Nuclear Energy Our everyday life units for energy and mass are not suitable for atoms. The atomic mass unit (unified mass unit): 1u = 1.66 x10  27 kg Mass of a hydrogen atom is 1.0078 u The energy unit is the electronvolt (eV). 1eV = 1.60 10  19 J 1Mev = 1.60 10  13 J E (1 u) = mc 2 = 931 MeV
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  • 22. Binding Energy Einstein’s famous equation E = m c 2 Deuteron: mc 2 = 1875.6MeV Difference is Binding energy , 2.2MeV Proton: mc 2 = 938.3MeV Neutron: mc 2 = 939.5MeV Adding these, get 1877.8MeV
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  • 26. Types of Radioactivity    particles: electrons  : photons (more energetic than x-rays) penetrate! Easily Stopped Stopped by metal  particles: nucleii Radioactive sources B field into screen detector
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  • 28.  -decay Emission of an  -particle or 4 He nucleus (2 neutrons, 2 protons) This is the preferred decay mode of nuclei heavier than 209 Bi with a proton/neutron ratio along the valley of stability The parent decreases its mass number by 4, atomic number by 2
  • 29.  -decay Emission of an electron (and an antineutrino) during conversion of a neutron into a proton The mass number does not change, the atomic number increases by 1. Example: 87 Rb -> 87 Sr + e – +  This is the preferred decay mode of nuclei with excess neutrons compared to the valley of stability
  • 30.   -decay and electron capture Emission of a positron (and a neutrino) or capture of an inner-shell electron during conversion of a proton into a neutron The mass number does not change, the atomic number decreases by 1. Examples: 40 K -> 40 Ar + e + +   50 V+ e – -> 50 Ti +  +  These are the preferred decay modes of nuclei with excess protons compared to the valley of stability
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  • 34. Electron capture p + + e - n +  A Z X A Z-1 Y 125 53 I 125 52 Te
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  • 43. The Decay Constant  N/  t  N(t) N  number of radionuclides at some moment of time t  N  number of nuclei that decay in a time interval  t   decay constant N 0  initial number of nuclei T 1/2  half-life e = 2.718  N =  N  t  N(t) = N 0 e  t N 0 /2 = N 0 e  T 1/2 T 1/2 = 0.693/  
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Editor's Notes

  1. The isotope shown here is Dysprosium The lecturer can point out that not decay is mentioned but transition - this is due to the fact that the isotope remains from the same element. Just some internal energy is lost and emitted in the form of electromagnetic radiation.