Course on the Karlsruhe Nuclide Chart

Course objective

The objective of this course is to explain how to use the Karlsruhe Nuclide Chart (KNC), what types of data are presented, and how to interpret its characteristic colour-coding system.

The course is intended for students and professionals working with radionuclides. 

The KNC provides scientists and students with comprehensive nuclear data on all experimentally observed nuclides, including ground states and isomers, as well as the most recent values of atomic weights, isotopic abundances, and cross sections.

The chart has strong didactic value and is widely used for education and training in nuclear sciences.

See the Karlsruhe Nuclide Chart on the Nucleonica website. 

Scope

The course consists of lectures and a practical session.

The lectures cover the following topics

• stable and radioactive nuclides and decay modes
• isotopic abundances
• colour codes in the chart and decay chains
• half-life and radiation data
• thermal neutron cross-section data
• mass-chain fission yield data
• reduced decay schemes
• sources of nuclear data 

Course organisation

The Karlsruhe Nuclide Chart training can also be integrated into other nuclear-related courses offered by the JRC (e.g. gamma spectrometry, nuclear security) upon request.

The duration of the training is approximately 2 hours.

Organiser

The course is delivered by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Nuclear Science and Innovation for Energy and Health Unit (G.5).

Course Language

English

Contact

For further information contact: Zsolt [dot] Sotiec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Zsolt[dot]Soti[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)