Opis: Introduction to Nuclear Science - Jeff C. Bryan

This book was written to provide students who have limited backgrounds in the physical sciences and math with an accessible textbook on nuclear science. Expanding on the foundation of the bestselling first edition, Introduction to Nuclear Science, Second Edition provides a clear and complete introduction to nuclear chemistry and physics, from basic concepts to nuclear power and medical applications. Incorporating suggestions from professors using this book for their courses, the author has created a new text that is approximately 60 percent larger and more comprehensive and flexible than the first. New to This Edition: Thorough review of nuclear forensics, radiology, gamma cameras, and decay through proton or neutron emission More detailed explanations of the necessary mathematics A chapter on dosimetry of radiation fields Expanded discussion of applications, introduced earlier in the text More in-depth coverage of nuclear reactors, including a new chapter examining more reactor types, their safety systems, and recent accidents such as the one in Fukushima, Japan Additional end-of-chapter problems throughout the book A new appendix with nuclear data for all nuclides mentioned This book covers energetics, nuclear stability, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, interactions of radiation with matter, detection methods, and safety measures, including monitoring and regulations. It explores applications in medicine, power generation, food safety, waste, and weapons. This updated, expanded edition provides a much-needed textbook and resource for undergraduate students in science and engineering as well as those studying nuclear medicine and radiation therapy. It also serves as a general introduction to nuclear science for all interested readers.Introduction Radiation Atomic Structure Nuclear Transformations Nuclear Stability Ionizing Radiation A Biological Threat Natural and Anthropogenic Radiation The Chart of the Nuclides Questions Mathematics of Radioactive Decay Atomic Masses and Average Atomic Masses Nature of Decay Specific Activity Dating Branched Decay Equilibria Statistics Questions Energy and the Nucleus Binding Energy Total Energy of Decay Decay Diagrams Questions Applications of Nuclear Science I: Power and Weapons Nuclear Power Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Forensics Questions Radioactive Decay: The Gory Details Alpha Decay Beta Decay Positron Decay Electron Capture Multiple Decay Modes Valley of Beta Stability Isomeric Transitions Other Decay Modes Questions Interactions of Ionizing Radiation with Matter Ionizing Radiation Charged Particles Photons Attenuation of Gamma and x-Radiation Questions Detection of Ionizing Radiation Gas-Filled Detectors Scintillation Detectors Other Detectors Gamma Spectroscopy Questions Applications of Nuclear Science II: Medicine and Food Radiology Radiation Therapy Food Irradiation Nuclear Medicine 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 Applications of Nuclear Science III: More about Nuclear Reactors Reactions in Reactors Other Reactor Types Reactor Safety Systems Nuclear Power Plant Accidents Fusion Reactors Questions Radiation Protection Terms Regulations and Recommendations Risk Questions X-Ray Production Conventional X-Ray Beams High-Energy X-Ray Beams Questions Dosimetry of Radiation Fields Percent Depth Dose Tissue-Air Ratio Tissue Maximum Ratio Isodose Curves Moving Fields Proton and Electron Beam Dosimetry Questions Appendix A: Useful Constants, Conversion Factors, SI Prefixes, and Formulas Appendix B: Periodic Table of the Elements Appendix C Appendix D: Table of Chi-Squared Bibliography Index

Szczegóły: Introduction to Nuclear Science - Jeff C. Bryan

Tytuł: Introduction to Nuclear Science
Autor: Jeff C. Bryan
Producent: CRC Press Inc.
ISBN: 9781439898925
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 420
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.71 kg

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