Frank Rösch: Nuclear and Radiochemistry, Volume 1: Introduction

Abstract

Includes index. Nuclear chemistry represents a vital field of basic and applied research. This Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry describesthe relevant parameters of instable atomic nuclei, the various modi of radioactive transmutations, the corresponding types of radiation including their detection and dosimetry, and finally the mechanisms of nuclear reactions. The atom's structure I : proton and electron -- The atom's structure II : nucleus and nucleons -- Nucleons : binding energies and shell structures -- From stable to unstable nuclides -- From stable to unstable nuclides : mathematics -- Processes of transformations : overview -- b transformations I : elementary particles -- b transformations II : b- process, b+ process and electron capture -- a-emission -- Spontaneous fission -- Secondary and post-processes of transformations -- Post-processes of primary and secondary transformations -- Nuclear reactions.