Introduction to nuclear science
Offers an introduction to nuclear chemistry and physics, spanning fundamental concepts, relevant mathematics, and applications in medicine, power generation, food safety, waste, and weapons. This book contains topics including energetics, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, detection methods, heal...
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Boca Raton, FL
CRC Press
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Radiation ; Atomic structure ; Nuclear transformations ; Nuclear stability ; Ionizing radiation ; A biological threat? ; The chart of the nuclides ; Questions
- The mathematics of radioactive decay. Atomic masses and average atomic masses ; The nature of decay ; Specific activity ; Dating ; Branched decay ; Equilibria ; Statistics ; Questions
- Energy and the nucleus. Binding energy ; Total energy of decay ; Decay diagrams ; Questions
- Radioactive decay: the gory details. Alpha decay ; Beta decay ; Positron decay ; Electron capture ; Multiple decay modes ; The valley of beta stability ; Isomeric transitions ; Other decay modes ; Questions
- Interactions of ionizing radiation with matter. Ionizing radiation ; Charged particles ; Photons ; Attenuation of X- and y-radiation ; Questions
- Detection of ionizing radiation. Gas-filled detectors ; Scintillation detectors ; Other detectors ; Gamma spectroscopy ; Questions
- Nuclear reactions. Energetics ; Cross section ; Yield ; Accelerators ; Cosmogenic nuclides ; Questions
- Fission and fusion. Spontaneous fission ; Neutron-induced fission ; Fusion ; Stellar nucleosynthesis ; Synthesis of unknown elements ; Questions
- Nuclear reactors and weapons. Fission reactors ; Reactor safety ; Nuclear waste ; Cost of nuclear power ; Proliferation of nuclear weapons ; Fusion reactors ; Nuclear weapons ; Dirty bombs ; Questions
- Nuclear medicine. Radionuclide production ; Radiopharmaceuticals ; Radiotracers ; Questions
- Radiation therapy and food irradiation. Radiation therapy ; Food irradiation ; Question
- Radiation protection. Terms ; Regulations and recommendations ; Risk ; Questions
- X-ray production. Conventional X-ray beams ; High-energy X-ray beams ; Questions
- Appendix A: Useful constants, conversion factors, SI prefixes, and formulas
- Appendix B: Periodic table of the elements
- Appendix C : Table of chi-squared.