Modern Nuclear Chemisty brings together a detailed, rigorous perspective on both the theoretical and practical aspects of this rapidly evolving field.

Features:

• Includes in-depth discussions of proven scientific principles, current trends, and applications in such areas as the physical, biological, and environmental sciences, medicine, and engineering Nuclear properties, forces, and structure
• Radiotracers
• Alpha, beta, and gamma ray decay
• Nuclear reactions and nuclear astrophysics
• Fission
• Analytical applications of nuclear reactions
• Reactors and accelerators
• The transuranium elements
• Nuclear reactor chemistry
• Interaction of radiation with matter
• Radiation detectors
• Radiochemical techniques in nuclear research

Contents

1. Introductory Concepts.
2. Nuclear Properties.
3. Radioactive Decay Kinetics.
4. Radiotracers.
5. Nuclear Forces.
6. Nuclear Structure.
7. a Decay.
8. B Decay.
9. y-Ray Decay.
10. Nuclear Reactions.
11. Fission.
12. Nuclear Reactions in Nature: Nuclear Astrophysics.
13. Analytical Applications of Nuclear Reactions.
14. Reactors and Accelerators.
15. The Transuranium Elements.
16. Nuclear Reactor Chemistry.
17. Interaction of Radiation with Matter.
18. Radiation Detectors.
19. Radiochemical Techniques

Index

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