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About this book
The leading resource for anyone looking for an accessible and authoritative introduction to nuclear and radiochemistry
In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Nuclear and Radiochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications, distinguished chemist Jens-Volker Kratz delivers a two-volume handbook that has become the gold standard in teaching and learning nuclear and radiochemistry. The books cover the theory and fundamentals of the subject before moving on the technical side of nuclear chemistry, with coverage of nuclear energy, nuclear reactors, and radionuclides in the life sciences.
This latest edition discusses the details and impact of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, as well as new research facilities, including FAIR and HIM. It also incorporates new methods for target preparation and new processes for nuclear fuel recycling, like EURO-GANEX. Finally, the volumes extensively cover environmental technological advances and the effects of radioactivity on the environment.
Readers will also find:
- An accessible and thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts of nuclear physics and chemistry, including atomic processes, classical mechanics, relativistic mechanics, and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- Comprehensive explorations of radioactivity in nature, radioelements, radioisotopes and their atomic masses, and other physical properties of nuclei
- Practical discussions of the nuclear force, nuclear structure, decay modes, radioactive decay kinetics, and nuclear radiation
- In-depth examinations of the statistical considerations relevant to radioactivity measurements
Written for practicing nuclear chemists and atomic physicists, Nuclear and Radiochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications is also an indispensable resource for nuclear physicians, power engineers, and professionals working in the nuclear industry.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Volume 1
- 1 Fundamental Concepts
- 2 Radioactivity in Nature
- 3 Radioelements and Radioisotopes and Their Atomic Masses
- 4 Other Physical Properties of Nuclei
- 5 The Nuclear Force and Nuclear Structure
- 6 Decay Modes
- 7 Radioactive Decay Kinetics
- 8 Nuclear Radiation
- 9 Measurement of Nuclear Radiation
- 10 Statistical Considerations in Radioactivity Measurements
- 11 Techniques in Nuclear Chemistry
- Volume 2
- 13 Chemical Effects of Nuclear Transmutations
- 14 Influence of Chemical Bonding on Nuclear Properties
- 15 Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Fuel, and Fuel Cycles
- 16 Sources of Nuclear Bombarding Particles
- 17 Radioelements
- 18 Radionuclides in Geo‐ and Cosmochemistry
- 19 Dating by Nuclear Methods
- 20 Radioanalysis
- 21 Radionuclides in the Life Sciences
- 22 Radionuclides in the Geosphere and the Biosphere
- 23 Dosimetry and Radiation Protection
- Index
- End User License Agreement