Nuclear Physics: An Introduction

The book bridges the gap between a course on modern physics and an advanced formal treatise on nuclear physics. The treatment of topics is simple and direct. Physical ideas are given prominence and this has been done by informal discussions and many analogies. It starts with the tools of nuclear physics, both experimental and mathematical. The author has taken special care in treating the nuclear shell model throughout the analogy with atomic and molecular physics.

It is a suitable text for any student who has been exposed to a college level course in modern physics and who has mathematical competence at the level of calculus and elementary vector analysis. An important feature of the book is that numerous illustrative examples have been given along with 200 neatly drawn figures and problem question sets.

CONTENTS

Tools of Doing Nuclear Physics
Physical Tools
Mathematical Tools
Radioactivity
The Q Equation
The Nuclear
Constiments of the Nucleus and Some of their Properties
Alpha Rays: Spectra and Decay
Beta Rays: Spectra and Decay
Introduction of GamMa Emission
The Liquid Drop Model of the Nucleus
Nuclear Energy
The Shell Model of a Nucleus
Nuclear Force Nuclear Physics in Other Areas of Physics
Fundamentals Constants and Conversion Factors
List of Elements
Masses of Neutral Atoms
The concept of Cross-section for a Nuclear Reaction

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A simple and direct introduction to the tools of modern nuclear physics, both experimental and mathematical. Emphasizes physical intuition and illuminating analogies rather than formal mathematics. Topics include particle accelerators, radioactive series, types of nuclear reactions, detection of the neutrino, nuclear isomerism, binding energy of nuclei, fission chain reactions and predictions of the shell model. Each chapter contains problems and illustrative examples. Prerequisites are calculus and elementary vector analysis.