MIT 22.01 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Ionizing Radiation, Fall 2016 - 3. Nuclear Mass and Stability, Nuclear Reactions and Notation, Introduction to Cross Section

MIT 22.01 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Ionizing Radiation, Fall 2016 Instructor: Michael Short View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/22-01F16 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61FVzAxBP09w2FMQgknTOqu Today we formally introduce the concept that mass is energy, by exploring trends in nuclear stability. We introduce the notation we'll use to describe nuclei and their reactions throughout the rest of the course, and introduce nuclear binding energy, analogous to chemical binding energy. We also introduce cross sections, or per-particle nuclear reaction probabilities, showing how a simple, first-order differential equation can result in their definition. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu