An introduction to nuclear physics /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cottingham, W. N.
Other Authors: Greenwood, D. A.
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Prologue
  • 2. Leptons and the electromagnetic and weak interactions
  • 3. Nucleons and the strong interaction
  • 4. Nuclear sizes and nuclear masses
  • 5. Ground state properties of nuclei the shell model
  • 6. Alpha decay and spontaneous fission
  • 7. Excited states of nuclei
  • 8. Nuclear reactions
  • 9. Power from nuclear fission
  • 10. Nuclear fission
  • 11. Nucleosynthesis in stars
  • 12. Beta decay and gamma decay 13. Neutrinos
  • 14.The passage of energetic particles through matter
  • 15. Radiation and life
  • Appendices: A. Cross-sections ; B. Density of states ; C. Angular momentum
  • D. Unstable states and resonances.