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Tables of Contents for Introductory Nuclear Physics
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UNIT I BASIC NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
Basic Concepts
2
7
History and Overview
3
1
Some Introductory Terminology
4
1
Nuclear Properties
5
2
Units and Dimensions
7
2
Elements Of Quantum Mechanics
9
35
Quantum Behavior
9
3
Principles of Quantum Mechanics
12
3
Problems in One Dimension
15
10
Problems in Three Dimensions
25
9
Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum
34
3
Parity
37
2
Quantum Statistics
39
1
Transitions Between States
40
4
Nuclear Properties
44
36
The Nuclear Radius
44
15
Mass and Abundance of Nuclides
59
6
Nuclear Binding Energy
65
5
Nuclear Angular Momentum and Parity
70
1
Nuclear Electromagnetic Moments
71
4
Nuclear Excited States
75
5
The Force Between Nucleons
80
36
The Deuteron
80
6
Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering
86
10
Proton-Proton and Neutron-Neutron Interactions
96
4
Properties of the Nuclear Force
100
8
The Exchange Force Model
108
8
Nuclear Models
116
44
The Shell Model
117
17
Even-Z, Even-N Nuclei and Collective Structure
134
15
More Realistic Nuclear Models
149
11
UNIT II NUCLEAR DECAY AND RADIOACTIVITY
Radioactivite Decay
160
32
The Radioactive Decay Law
161
4
Quantum Theory of Radiative Decays
165
4
Production and Decay of Radioactivity
169
1
Growth of Daughter Activities
170
3
Types of Decays
173
5
Natural Radioactivity
178
3
Radioactive Dating
181
3
Units for Measuring Radiation
184
8
Detecting Nuclear Radiations
192
54
Interactions of Radiation with Matter
193
11
Gas-Filled Counters
204
3
Scintillation Detectors
207
6
Semiconductor Detectors
213
4
Counting Statistics
217
3
Energy Measurements
220
7
Coincidence Measurements and Time Resolution
227
3
Measurement of Nuclear Lifetimes
230
6
Other Detector Types
236
10
Alpha Decay
246
26
Why Alpha Decay Occurs
246
1
Basic Alpha Decay Processes
247
2
Alpha Decay Systematics
249
2
Theory of Alpha Emission
251
6
Angular Momentum and Parity in Alpha Decay
257
4
Alpha Decay Spectroscopy
261
11
Beta Decay
272
55
Energy Release in Beta Decay
273
4
Fermi Theory of Beta Decay
277
5
The ``Classical'' Experimental Tests of the Fermi Theory
282
7
Angular Momentum and Parity Selection Rules
289
3
Comparative Half-Lives and Forbidden Decays
292
3
Neutrino Physics
295
3
Double Beta Decay
298
4
Beta-Delayed Nucleon Emission
302
7
Nonconservation of Parity
309
6
Beta Spectroscopy
315
12
Gamma Decay
327
51
Energetics of Gamma Decay
327
1
Classical Electromagnetic Radiation
328
3
Transition to Quantum Mechanics
331
2
Angular Momentum and Parity Selection Rules
333
2
Angular Distribution and Polarization Measurements
335
6
Internal Conversion
341
7
Lifetimes for Gamma Emission
348
3
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy
351
10
Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence and the Mossbauer Effect
361
17
UNIT III NUCLEAR REACTIONS
Nuclear Reactions
378
66
Types of Reactions and Conservation Laws
378
2
Energetics of Nuclear Reactions
380
8
Isospin
388
4
Reaction Cross Sections
392
3
Experimental Techniques
395
1
Coulomb Scattering
396
9
Nuclear Scattering
405
3
Scattering and Reaction Cross Sections
408
5
The Optical Model
413
3
Compound-Nucleus Reactions
416
3
Direct Reactions
419
5
Resonance Reactions
424
7
Heavy-Ion Reactions
431
13
Neutron Physics
444
34
Neutron Sources
445
2
Absorption and Moderation of Neutrons
447
4
Neutron Detectors
451
5
Neutron Reactions and Cross Sections
456
6
Neutron Capture
462
3
Interference and Diffraction with Neutrons
465
13
Nuclear Fission
478
50
Why Nuclei Fission
479
5
Characteristics of Fission
484
4
Energy in Fission
488
5
Fission and Nuclear Structure
493
8
Controlled Fission Reactions
501
5
Fission Reactors
506
6
Radioactive Fission Products
512
4
A Natural Fission Reactor
516
4
Fission Explosives
520
8
Nuclear Fusion
528
31
Basic Fusion Processes
529
1
Characteristics of Fusion
530
4
Solar Fusion
534
4
Controlled Fusion Reactors
538
15
Thermonuclear Weapons
553
6
Accelerators
559
43
Electrostatic Accelerators
563
8
Cyclotron Accelerators
571
10
Synchrotrons
581
7
Linear Accelerators
588
5
Colliding-Beam Accelerators
593
9
UNIT IV EXTENSIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Nuclear Spin and Moments
602
51
Nuclear Spin
602
3
Nuclear Moments
605
5
Hyperfine Structure
610
9
Measuring Nuclear Moments
619
34
Meson Physics
653
48
Yukawa's Hypothesis
653
3
Properties of Pi Mesons
656
15
Pion-Nucleon Reactions
671
8
Meson Resonances
679
7
Strange Mesons and Baryons
686
6
CP Violation in K Decay
692
9
Particle Physics
701
54
Particle Interactions and Families
701
9
Symmetries and Conservation Laws
710
8
The Quark Model
718
3
Colored Quarks and Gluons
721
4
Reactions and Decays in the Quark Model
725
8
Charm, Beauty, and Truth
733
9
Quark Dynamics
742
4
Grand Unified Theories
746
9
Nuclear Astrophysics
755
33
The Hot Big Bang Cosmology
756
4
Particle and Nuclear Interactions in the Early Universe
760
4
Primordial Nucleosynthesis
764
5
Stellar Nucleosynthesis (A ≲ 60)
769
7
Stellar Nucleosynthesis (A > 60)
776
4
Nuclear Cosmochronology
780
8
Applications of Nuclear Physics
788
27
Trace Element Analysis
788
6
Mass Spectrometry with Accelerators
794
2
Alpha-Decay Applications
796
4
Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine
800
8
Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine
808
7
Appendix A Special Relativity
815
3
Appendix B Center-Of-Mass Reference Frame
818
4
Appendix C Table Of Nuclear Properties
822
12
Credits
834
1
Index
835