L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Doctoral program in nuclear physics
Module Handbook
The Doctoral program in nuclear physics comprises courses from of physical sciences disciplines. This handbook presents detailed information on the modules and courses of the program.
A Module Handbook or collection of module descriptions that is also available for doctoral students to consult should contain the following information about the individual modules:
Module designation Academic writing Semester(s) in which the
module is taught
Semester 1
Person responsible for the module
K.Sh. Zhumadilov, A.Aryngazin
Language Kazakh, Russian
Relation to curriculum PhD program, Nuclear physics, compulsory, semester 1 Teaching methods Lectures, Seminars,Private study
Workload (incl. contact hours, self-study hours)
Lectures Seminars Private study
30 15 105
Credit points 5
Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module
Existing competences in:
1. Teaching internship
Module objectives/intended learning outcomes
To apply modern educational technology and communication qualifications. Formulate goals and objectives of scientific research, identify priorities for solving problems, select and create evaluation criteria, use programming in the professional field.
Content Analyzes the main world outlook and methodological problems, including cross-disciplinary ones, arising in science at the present stage of its development as well as uses its results in professional activities.
To apply modern educational technology and communication qualifications. Formulate goals and objectives of scientific research, identify priorities for solving problems, select and create evaluation criteria, use programming in the professional field.
Exams and assessment formats
Two Midterm assessments and one final exam, take-home written assignments. The forms: oral, written, test. The durability is optional.
Study and examination requirements
Learning achievements (knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies) of students are scored according to a 100- point scale corresponding to the international letter grading system (positive grades, as they decrease, from «А» to «D»,
«unsatisfactory» – «FХ», «F») with the corresponding digital equivalent on a 4-point scale.
The final grade in the module is composed of 40%
performance on exams, 30% quizzes, 10% take-home assignments, 20% in-class participation. Students must have a final grade of 50% or higher to pass
Reading list 1. Yadernaya fizika. T.2. Yadernyye reaktsii: uchebnoye posobiye / M.A. Zhusupov; A.V.Yushkov.- Almaty:
Kˌazakˌ universitetí, 2007.- 246 s
2. Vvedeniye v yadernuyu fiziku: uch. pos. / G.I.Novikova.- 2-ye izd., ispr.- M. Izhevsk: Institut komp'yuternykh issledovaniy: Regulyarnaya i khaoticheskaya dinamika, 2005.- 207.
3. Volkov V.V. Yadernyye reaktsii glubokoneuprugikh peredach. M.: Energoizdat, 2007 g.
4. Baz' A.I., Gol'danskiy V.I., Gol'derg V.Z., Zel'dovich YA.B. Legkiye i promezhutochnyye yadra vblizi granits nuklonnoy stabil'nosti. M.: Nauka, 2002 g.
Module designation Analysis of products of reactions with heavy ions Semester(s) in which the
module is taught
Semester 1
Person responsible for the module
N. Amangeldi, N.Burtebayev
Language Kazakh, Russian
Relation to curriculum PhD program, Nuclear physics, elective, semester 1 Teaching methods Lectures, Seminars,Private study
Workload (incl. contact hours, self-study hours)
Lectures Seminars Private study
30 15 105
Credit points 5
Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module
Existing competences in:
1. Accumulation and processing of experimental data in nuclear physics
2. Experimental Methods of Nuclear Physics
Module objectives/intended learning outcomes
Use experimental facilities and methods of nuclear physics research using modern technology. Nuclear electronics are used electronic devices for receiving, converting and processing information from particle detectors.
Apply this knowledge to solve problems on reactions with heavy ions and obtain effective cross sections.
Content "Analysis of products of reactions with heavy ions"
discusses the principles of measuring instruments at the accelerator complexes for the experimental study of nuclear reactions. Studies the work of nuclear radiation detection detectors and the processes of penetration of accelerated heavy ions through substances.
Exams and assessment formats
Two Midterm assessments and one final exam, take-home written assignments. The forms: oral, written, test. The durability is optional.
Study and examination requirements
Learning achievements (knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies) of students are scored according to a 100- point scale corresponding to the international letter grading system (positive grades, as they decrease, from «А» to «D»,
«unsatisfactory» – «FХ», «F») with the corresponding digital equivalent on a 4-point scale.
The final grade in the module is composed of 40%
performance on exams, 30% quizzes, 10% take-home assignments, 20% in-class participation. Students must have a final grade of 50% or higher to pass
Reading list 1. Yadernaya fizika. T.2. Yadernyye reaktsii: uchebnoye posobiye / M.A. Zhusupov; A.V.Yushkov.- Almaty:
Kˌazakˌ universitetí, 2007.- 246 s
2. Vvedeniye v yadernuyu fiziku: uch. pos. / G.I.Novikova.- 2-ye izd., ispr.- M. Izhevsk: Institut komp'yuternykh issledovaniy: Regulyarnaya i khaoticheskaya dinamika, 2005.- 207.
3. Volkov V.V. Yadernyye reaktsii glubokoneuprugikh peredach. M.: Energoizdat, 2007 g.
4. Baz' A.I., Gol'danskiy V.I., Gol'derg V.Z., Zel'dovich YA.B. Legkiye i promezhutochnyye yadra vblizi granits nuklonnoy stabil'nosti. M.: Nauka, 2002 g.
Module designation Exchange mechanisms of nuclear reactions Semester(s) in which the
module is taught
Semester 1
Person responsible for the module
K.Sh. Zhumadilov, K.A. Kuterbekov
Language Kazakh, russian
Relation to curriculum PhD program, Nuclear physics, elective, semester 1
Teaching methods Lectures, Seminars,Private study Workload (incl. contact
hours, self-study hours)
Lectures Seminars Private study
30 15 105
Credit points 5
Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module
Existing competences in:
1. Nucleon and cluster structure of the atomic nucleus 2. Experimental Methods of Nuclear Physics Module objectives/intended
learning outcomes
Use experimental facilities and methods of nuclear physics research using modern technology.
Content The course, the methods of specific ionization, measurement of flight time and pulse distribution of neutrons and gamma quanta are considered. In addition, the methods of measuring spectra, kinematic analysis of reactions, correlation measurements, measurements of excitation functions and experimental methods in radioactive rays are considered.
Exams and assessment formats
Two Midterm assessments and one final exam, take-home written assignments. The forms: oral, written, test. The durability is optional.
Study and examination requirements
Learning achievements (knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies) of students are scored according to a 100- point scale corresponding to the international letter grading system (positive grades, as they decrease, from «А» to «D»,
«unsatisfactory» – «FХ», «F») with the corresponding digital equivalent on a 4-point scale.
The final grade in the module is composed of 40%
performance on exams, 30% quizzes, 10% take-home assignments, 20% in-class participation. Students must have a final grade of 50% or higher to pass
Reading list 1. B.S. Ishkhanov Chastitsy i atomnyye yadra: Uchebnik dlya vuzov / 2-ye izd.,ispr.i dop. - M.:Izd. LKI, 2007. - 584s.
2. N.M. Nikityuk, V.N. Samoylov. Fizicheskiye ustanovki na Bol'shom Adronnom Kollaydere. OIYAI. Dubna, 2008 g.
3. D.H.Perkins. Introduction to High Energy Physics. 4th Edition. University of Oxford. 2000.
4. V.M. Yemel'yanov. Standartnaya model' i yeyo rasshireniya. Fizmatlit, 2007
Module designation Science research methods Semester(s) in which the
module is taught
Semester 2
Person responsible for the module
K.Sh. Zhumadilov, K.A. Kuterbekov
Language Kazakh, Russian
Relation to curriculum PhD program, Nuclear physics, compulsory, semester 2 Teaching methods Lectures, Seminars,Private study
Workload (incl. contact hours, self-study hours)
Lectures Seminars Private study
30 15 105
Credit points 5
Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module
Existing competences in:
1. Nucleon and cluster structure of the atomic nucleus
Module objectives/intended learning outcomes
Demonstrate modern methods in the field of аstrophysics. Apply theories about the basic mechanisms and models of nuclear reactions. Solar cosmic rays, cosmic rays of ultrahigh energies and registration of cosmic rays.
Content Analyzes the main world outlook and methodological problems, including cross-disciplinary ones, arising in science at the present stage of its development as well as uses its results in professional activities.
Exams and assessment formats
Two Midterm assessments and one final exam, take-home written assignments. The forms: oral, written, test. The durability is optional.
Study and examination requirements
Learning achievements (knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies) of students are scored according to a 100- point scale corresponding to the international letter grading system (positive grades, as they decrease, from «А» to «D»,
«unsatisfactory» – «FХ», «F») with the corresponding digital equivalent on a 4-point scale.
The final grade in the module is composed of 40%
performance on exams, 30% quizzes, 10% take-home assignments, 20% in-class participation. Students must have a final grade of 50% or higher to pass
Reading list 1. Auyr iondardyң eksperimenttík fizikasy: okˌulykˌ / K.
Kuterbekov, YU. Penionzhkevich.- Astana:
L.N.Gumilev atyndaġy YeҰU, 2010.- 248 b.
2. Eksperimental'naya fizika tyazhelykh ionov [Tekst]:
uchebnik dlya fiziko-tekhn. spets. / YU.E.
Penionzhkevich, K.A. Kuterbekov.- Astana: ENU im.
L.N. Gumileva, 2010.- 185 s.
3. Shmidt KH.-U., Izmeritel'naya elektronika v yadernoy fizike, per. s nem., M., 1989.
Module designation Nuclear technology Semester(s) in which the
module is taught
Semester 2
Person responsible for the module
K.Sh. Zhumadilov, K.A. Kuterbekov
Language Kazakh, Russian
Relation to curriculum PhD program, Nuclear physics, compulsory, semester 2 Teaching methods Lectures, Seminars,Private study
Workload (incl. contact hours, self-study hours)
Lectures Seminars Private study
30 15 105
Credit points 5
Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module
Existing competences in:
1. Devices and technique of nuclear experiment 2. Experimental Methods of Nuclear Physics Module objectives/intended
learning outcomes
To carry out theoretical models of the compound nucleus formed during nuclear reactions. Calculate the angular and energy distributions of particles.
To apply modern educational technology and communication qualifications. Formulate goals and objectives of scientific research, identify priorities for solving problems, select and create evaluation criteria, use programming in the professional field.
Content The study of the “Nuclear Technologies” discipline is the formation of students' holistic knowledge and perceptions throughout the spectrum of modern civilian nuclear technologies, including technologies for using ionizing radiation sources, which include, in particular, nuclear energy, medical radiology and nuclear medicine, these skills allow to efficiently operate modern equipment using these technologies, as well as to participate in the development of new technology based on the use of nuclear materials and ionizing radiation sources.
Exams and assessment formats
Two Midterm assessments and one final exam, take-home written assignments. The forms: oral, written, test. The durability is optional.
Study and examination requirements
Learning achievements (knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies) of students are scored according to a 100- point scale corresponding to the international letter grading system (positive grades, as they decrease, from «А» to «D»,
«unsatisfactory» – «FХ», «F») with the corresponding digital equivalent on a 4-point scale.
The final grade in the module is composed of 40%
performance on exams, 30% quizzes, 10% take-home assignments, 20% in-class participation. Students must have a final grade of 50% or higher to pass
Reading list 1. Kalinkin B.N.Nekotoryye voprosy teorii yadra i yadernykh reaktsiy / Kalinkin B.N. -Almaty, 2011. - 202s.
2. «Elementarnyy uchebnik fiziki», pod red. G. S.
Landsberga, v 3, (posledneye izdaniye 2010)
3. Web-sayt Mezhdunarodnoy seti Tsentrov dannykh po yadernym reaktsiyam MAGATE
http://www.iaea.org
5. «Chastitsy i atomnyye yadra.», B.S. Ishkhanov, I.M.
Kapitonov, N.P. Yudin. - M., Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo universiteta, 2005
6. «Atomy i elektrony.», M.P. Bronshteyn, Izdatel'stvo Prosveshcheniye, 2009 god
Module designation Application of electronics in nuclear physics Semester(s) in which the
module is taught
Semester 2
Person responsible for the module
K.Sh. Zhumadilov, K.A. Kuterbekov
Language Kazakh, russian
Relation to curriculum PhD program, Nuclear physics, elective, semester 2 Teaching methods Lectures, Seminars,Private study
Workload (incl. contact hours, self-study hours)
Lectures Seminars Private study
30 15 105
Credit points 5
Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module
Existing competences in:
1. Detecting equipment and electronics of nuclear physical experiment
2. Experimental Methods of Nuclear Physics
Module objectives/intended learning outcomes
Nuclear electronics are used electronic devices for receiving, converting and processing information from particle detectors.
Apply this knowledge to solve problems on reactions with heavy ions and obtain effective cross sections.
Content Nuclear electronics are used electronic devices for receiving, converting and processing information from particle detectors. These methods are used, in addition to nuclear physics and particle physics, wherever we have to deal with ionizing radiation.
Exams and assessment formats
Two Midterm assessments and one final exam, take-home written assignments. The forms: oral, written, test. The durability is optional.
Study and examination requirements
Learning achievements (knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies) of students are scored according to a 100- point scale corresponding to the international letter grading system (positive grades, as they decrease, from «А» to «D»,
«unsatisfactory» – «FХ», «F») with the corresponding digital equivalent on a 4-point scale.
The final grade in the module is composed of 40%
performance on exams, 30% quizzes, 10% take-home assignments, 20% in-class participation. Students must have a final grade of 50% or higher to pass
Reading list 1. B.S. Ishkhanov Chastitsy i atomnyye yadra: Uchebnik dlya vuzov / 2-ye izd.,ispr.i dop. - M.:Izd. LKI, 2007. - 584s.
2. N.M. Nikityuk, V.N. Samoylov. Fizicheskiye ustanovki na Bol'shom Adronnom Kollaydere. OIYAI. Dubna, 2008 g.
3. D.H.Perkins. Introduction to High Energy Physics. 4th Edition. University of Oxford. 2000.
4. V.M. Yemel'yanov. Standartnaya model' i yeyo rasshireniya. Fizmatlit, 2007