{"product_id":"introduction-to-nuclear-science-9781032301808","title":"Introduction to Nuclear Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten to provide students who have limited backgrounds in the physical sciences and math with an accessible textbook on nuclear chemistry and physics, \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Nuclear Science, Fourth Edition\u003c\/em\u003e continues to provide a clear and complete introduction to nuclear chemistry and physics, from basic concepts to nuclear power and medical applications. Incorporating suggestions from adopting professors and collaborations with the U.S. Department of Energy-funded and American Chemical Society-sponsored Nuclear Chemistry Summer School, a new chapter on nuclear structure is now included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso new to this edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA section covering mass excess calculations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsochron dating of rocks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe section on statistics is completely re-written to better align with conventional instruction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpanded discussion of recent changes in the nuclear power industry and nuclear medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the fourth edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the third edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the second edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the first edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1 Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1 Radiation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.2 Atomic Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.3 Nuclear Transformations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.4 Nuclear Stability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.5 Ionizing Radiation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.6 A Biological Threat?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.7 Natural and Anthropogenic Radiation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.8 The Chart of the Nuclides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2 The Mathematics of Radioactive Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.1 Atomic Masses and Average Atomic Masses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.2 The Nature of Decay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.3 Specific Activity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.4 Dating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.5 Branched Decay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.6 Equilibria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.7 Statistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3 Energy and the Nucleus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.1 Binding Energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.2 Total Energy of Decay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.3 Decay Diagrams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.4 Mass as Energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4 Applications of Nuclear Science I: Power and Weapons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.1 Nuclear Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.2 Nuclear Weapons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.3 Nuclear Forensics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5 Radioactive Decay: The Gory Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.1 Alpha Decay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.2 Beta Decay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.3 Positron Decay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.4 Electron Capture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.5 Multiple Decay Modes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.6 The Valley of Beta Stability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.7 Isomeric Transitions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.8 Other Decay Modes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6 Nuclear Structure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.1 Nuclear Shape and Size\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.2 The Semi-Empirical Mass Equation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.3 The Shell Model\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.4 Applications of the Shell Model\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7 Interactions of Ionizing Radiation with Matter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.1 Ionizing Radiation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.2 Charged Particles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.3 Photons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.4 Attenuation of Gamma and X-Radiation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8 Detection of Ionizing Radiation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.1 Gas-Filled Detectors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.2 Scintillation Detectors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.3 Other Detectors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.4 Gamma Spectroscopy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9 Applications of Nuclear Science II: Medicine and Food\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.1 Radiology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.2 Radiation Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.3 Food Irradiation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.4 Nuclear 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Ratio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.4 Isodose Curves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.5 Moving Fields\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.6 Proton and Electron Beam Dosimetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Nuclide Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Table of Chi-Squared\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Useful Constants, Conversion Factors and Formulas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Periodic Table of the Elements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018957816151,"sku":"9781032301808","price":73.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032301808.jpg?v=1750778821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introduction-to-nuclear-science-9781032301808","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}