Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics
by Paola Cappellaro
This text covers basic concepts of nuclear physics with emphasis on nuclear structure and interactions of radiation with matter. Topics include elementary quantum theory; nuclear forces; shell structure of the nucleus; alpha, beta and gamma radioactive decays; interactions of nuclear radiations (charged particles, gammas, and neutrons) with matter; nuclear reactions; fission and fusion.
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- Publisher
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Subjects
- Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
- Who can read
- Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects