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Nuclear Astrophysics

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Overview

Physics course by Prof. Anil Kumar Gourishetty.

Syllabus 8

week-01
- Lec 01: Historical Background, Observational Astronomy, Properties of Sun and of Stars
- Lec 02: Properties of Galaxies and Universe
- Lec 03: Background of elemental abundance curve
- Lec 04: Evidence of nucleosynthesis â€“ I
- Lec 05: Evidence of nucleosynthesis â€“ II
week-02
- Lec 06: Evidences of Nucleosynthesis â€“ III and Mass gaps
- Lec 07: H-R Diagram
- Lec 08: M-L relation, Hubbleâ€™s Law and Echo of Big Bang
- Lec 09: Thermonuclear reactions and Reaction cross-section
- Lec 10: Reaction rate
week-03
- Lec 11: Reaction rateâ€¦ and Neutron induced reactions
- Lec 12: Gamma induced reactions and Inverse reactions
- Lec 13: Inverse reactions
- Lec 14: Inverse reactionsâ€¦ and Mean life time of a nuclei
- Lec 15: Mean life time of a nucleiâ€¦ and Time dependent abundance evolution
week-04
- Lec 16: Non-resonant charged particle induced reactions
- Lec 17: Astrophysical S-factor and Non-resonant charged particle induced reactionsâ€¦
- Lec 18: Gamow peak and Electron screening effect
- Lec 19: Resonant reactions
- Lec 20: Resonant reactionsâ€¦
week-05
- Lec 21: Neutron induced non-resonant reactions
- Lec 22: Burning stages of stars and Hydrogen burning
- Lec 23: pp chain
- Lec 24: pp chainâ€¦ and CN cycle
- Lec 25: CNO cycle, Shell model and Gamma decay
week-06
- Lec 26: Formation of 12C
- Lec 27: Survival of 12C
- Lec 28: Carbon, Neon, Oxygen and Silicon burning
- Lec 29: Nucleosynthesis beyond Iron
- Lec 30: s-, r- and p-process
week-07
- Lec 31: Charged particle and Neutron beams
- Lec 32: Accelerators and Targets
- Lec 33: Backing materials and Target preparation
- Lec 34: Contaminants and Radiation sources
- Lec 35: Detectors â€“ I
week-08
- Lec 36: Detectors â€“ II
- Lec 37: Activity method
- Lec 38: Kinematics â€“ I
- Lec 39: Kinematics â€“ II
- Lec 40: Time of flight method and Indirect methods

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

Taught by IIT and IISc professors, and it follows the Indian university syllabus closely.
All videos and assignments are free on NPTEL and SWAYAM.
The certificate is recognised by many Indian universities for credit transfer and by GATE aspirants.
Great for GATE and semester exam preparation.
From Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, a well-regarded name.
Completely free.
Self-paced: start any time.
A clear syllabus (8 parts) you can see before you start.

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The certificate needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.
Recorded classroom lectures: thorough, but slower than made-for-online courses.
New runs start on fixed dates (January and July).
Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.

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Prof. Anil Kumar GourishettyIIT Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (90/100).

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LanguageEnglish

Time40 lectures

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