Nuclear Physics: Principles and ApplicationsISBN: 978-0-471-97935-7
Hardcover
412 pages
August 2001
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Flow Diagram.
Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series.
Author's Preface.
PRINCIPLES.
Introduction and Basic Concepts.
Nuclear Structure.
Nuclear Instability.
Nuclear Reactions.
INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICATIONS.
Interaction of Radiation with Matter.
Detectors and Instrumentation.
Biological Effects of Radiation.
Industrial and Analytical Applications.
Nuclear Medicine.
Power from Fission.
Thermonuclear Fusion.
Appendix A: Useful Information.
Appendix B: Particle in a Square Well.
Appendix C: Density of States and the Fermi Energy.
Appendix D: Spherical Harmonics.
Appendix E: Coulomb Scattering.
Appendix F: Mass Excesses and Decay Properties of Nuclei.
Appendix G: Answers and Hints to Problems.
References.
Bibliography.
Index.
Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series.
Author's Preface.
PRINCIPLES.
Introduction and Basic Concepts.
Nuclear Structure.
Nuclear Instability.
Nuclear Reactions.
INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICATIONS.
Interaction of Radiation with Matter.
Detectors and Instrumentation.
Biological Effects of Radiation.
Industrial and Analytical Applications.
Nuclear Medicine.
Power from Fission.
Thermonuclear Fusion.
Appendix A: Useful Information.
Appendix B: Particle in a Square Well.
Appendix C: Density of States and the Fermi Energy.
Appendix D: Spherical Harmonics.
Appendix E: Coulomb Scattering.
Appendix F: Mass Excesses and Decay Properties of Nuclei.
Appendix G: Answers and Hints to Problems.
References.
Bibliography.
Index.