PHY442 Origin of the Chemical Elements

Pre-requisites: PHY21005

Aims/Description: This course looks at the origin, distribution and evolution of the chemical elements, which are created in the early Universe, during the life cycles of stars and in the interstellar medium. The main teaching method is the standard 50-minute lecture, which is well suited to the delivery of the factual information in this course. The syllabus includes topics such as: Experimental evidence for elemental abundances; Observational evidence for elemental abundances; Primordial nucleosynthesis; Stellar nucleosynthesis; Neutron capture; Supernovae and kilonovae; Cosmic rays; Galactic chemical evolution.

Staff Contact: DHILLON VIKRAM S

Teaching Methods: Lectures, Laboratory work, Independent Study

Assessment: Formal Exam, Course work

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