Author: Earl K. HydePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The nuclear properties of the heavy elements
Author: Earl K. HydeNuclear Physics
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309260434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
The principal goals of the study were to articulate the scientific rationale and objectives of the field and then to take a long-term strategic view of U.S. nuclear science in the global context for setting future directions for the field. Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter provides a long-term assessment of an outlook for nuclear physics. The first phase of the report articulates the scientific rationale and objectives of the field, while the second phase provides a global context for the field and its long-term priorities and proposes a framework for progress through 2020 and beyond. In the second phase of the study, also developing a framework for progress through 2020 and beyond, the committee carefully considered the balance between universities and government facilities in terms of research and workforce development and the role of international collaborations in leveraging future investments. Nuclear physics today is a diverse field, encompassing research that spans dimensions from a tiny fraction of the volume of the individual particles (neutrons and protons) in the atomic nucleus to the enormous scales of astrophysical objects in the cosmos. Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter explains the research objectives, which include the desire not only to better understand the nature of matter interacting at the nuclear level, but also to describe the state of the universe that existed at the big bang. This report explains how the universe can now be studied in the most advanced colliding-beam accelerators, where strong forces are the dominant interactions, as well as the nature of neutrinos.
The Nuclear Properties of the Heavy Elements
Author: Earl K. HydePublisher:
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Category : Nuclear physics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Cosmic Rays at Earth
Author: P.K.F. GriederPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080530052
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1117
Book Description
In 1912 Victor Franz Hess made the revolutionary discovery that ionizing radiation is incident upon the Earth from outer space. He showed with ground-based and balloon-borne detectors that the intensity of the radiation did not change significantly between day and night. Consequently, the sun could not be regarded as the sources of this radiation and the question of its origin remained unanswered. Today, almost one hundred years later the question of the origin of the cosmic radiation still remains a mystery.Hess' discovery has given an enormous impetus to large areas of science, in particular to physics, and has played a major role in the formation of our current understanding of universal evolution. For example, the development of new fields of research such as elementary particle physics, modern astrophysics and cosmology are direct consequences of this discovery. Over the years the field of cosmic ray research has evolved in various directions: Firstly, the field of particle physics that was initiated by the discovery of many so-called elementary particles in the cosmic radiation. There is a strong trend from the accelerator physics community to reenter the field of cosmic ray physics, now under the name of astroparticle physics. Secondly, an important branch of cosmic ray physics that has rapidly evolved in conjunction with space exploration concerns the low energy portion of the cosmic ray spectrum. Thirdly, the branch of research that is concerned with the origin, acceleration and propagation of the cosmic radiation represents a great challenge for astrophysics, astronomy and cosmology. Presently very popular fields of research have rapidly evolved, such as high-energy gamma ray and neutrino astronomy. In addition, high-energy neutrino astronomy may soon initiate as a likely spin-off neutrino tomography of the Earth and thus open a unique new branch of geophysical research of the interior of the Earth. Finally, of considerable interest are the biological and medical aspects of the cosmic radiation because of it ionizing character and the inevitable irradiation to which we are exposed. This book is a reference manual for researchers and students of cosmic ray physics and associated fields and phenomena. It is not intended to be a tutorial. However, the book contains an adequate amount of background materials that its content should be useful to a broad community of scientists and professionals. The present book contains chiefly a data collection in compact form that covers the cosmic radiation in the vicinity of the Earth, in the Earth's atmosphere, at sea level and underground. Included are predominantly experimental but also theoretical data. In addition the book contains related data, definitions and important relations. The aim of this book is to offer the reader in a single volume a readily available comprehensive set of data that will save him the need of frequent time consuming literature searches.
Heavy Elements and Related New Phenomena
Author: Walter GreinerPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810233358
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Vol. 2. pt. III. New cluster radioactivity and the superasymmetric fission: experiments and theory. ch. 16. Measurements on cluster radioactivity - present experimental status / R. Bonetti and A. Guglielmetti -- ch. 17. Numerical and analytical super-asymmetric fission model for exotic cluster decays / D.N. Poenaru and W. Greiner -- ch. 18. Collective description of exotic cluster decays and shell structure effects of parent/daughter nuclei / R.K. Gupta -- ch. 19. Fine structure in cluster radioactivity / M. Mirea and R.K. Gupta -- ch. 20. Super-asymmetric cold fission and exotic cluster-decay processes / R.K. Gupta and W. Scheid -- ch. 21. Cold binary and ternary fragmentations as an extension of cluster radioactivity / A. Sandulescu [und weitere] -- pt. IV. Extensions in new directions: nuclear astrophysics, physics of nuclei near drip-lines and strange matter: experiments and theory. ch. 22. Nuclear astrophysics at the beginning of the twenty-first century / R.N. Boyd -- ch. 23. Two- and three-body properties of Halo nuclei / I.J. Thompson and J.S. Vaagen -- ch. 24. Properties of light nuclei near drip-lines in the relativistic mean-field theory / S.K. Patra, R.K. Gupta and W. Greiner -- ch. 25. Heavy-ion fusion reactions at energies below the Couloumb barrier / N. Takigawa and K. Hagino -- ch. 26. Neutron drip-line nuclei: their Halo structure, synthesis, and decay via cluster emissions / R.K. Gupta [und weitere] -- ch. 27. Physics of strange matter / Carsten Greiner and J. Schaffner-Bielich
Nuclear Physics
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309173663
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Dramatic progress has been made in all branches of physics since the National Research Council's 1986 decadal survey of the field. The Physics in a New Era series explores these advances and looks ahead to future goals. The series includes assessments of the major subfields and reports on several smaller subfields, and preparation has begun on an overview volume on the unity of physics, its relationships to other fields, and its contributions to national needs. Nuclear Physics is the latest volume of the series. The book describes current activity in understanding nuclear structure and symmetries, the behavior of matter at extreme densities, the role of nuclear physics in astrophysics and cosmology, and the instrumentation and facilities used by the field. It makes recommendations on the resources needed for experimental and theoretical advances in the coming decade.
The Elements Beyond Uranium
Author: Glenn T. SeaborgPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0471890626
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Written by Glenn T. Seaborg, Nobel Laureate and pre-eminent figure in the field, with the assistance of Walter D. Loveland, it covers all aspects of transuranium elements, including their discovery, chemical properties, nuclear properties, nuclear synthesis reactions, experimental techniques, natural occurrence, superheavy elements, and predictions for the future. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of transuranium elements, it conveys the essence of the ideas and distinctive blend of theory and experiment that has marked their study.
Author: Bruce Cameron ReedPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426900791
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
How did scientists calculate the critical masses of uranium and plutonium needed for the World War II Little Boy and Fat Man nuclear weapons? Using undergraduate-level physics, this book explains it.
Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry
Author: Attila VértesPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 144190719X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 3762
Book Description
This revised and extended 6 volume handbook set is the most comprehensive and voluminous reference work of its kind in the field of nuclear chemistry. The Handbook set covers all of the chemical aspects of nuclear science starting from the physical basics and including such diverse areas as the chemistry of transactinides and exotic atoms as well as radioactive waste management and radiopharmaceutical chemistry relevant to nuclear medicine. The nuclear methods of the investigation of chemical structure also receive ample space and attention. The international team of authors consists of scores of world-renowned experts - nuclear chemists, radiopharmaceutical chemists and physicists - from Europe, USA, and Asia. The Handbook set is an invaluable reference for nuclear scientists, biologists, chemists, physicists, physicians practicing nuclear medicine, graduate students and teachers - virtually all who are involved in the chemical and radiopharmaceutical aspects of nuclear science. The Handbook set also provides further reading via the rich selection of references.
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