Encyclopedia of Nuclear Physics and its Applications

This book fills the need for a coherent work combining carefully reviewed articles into a comprehensive overview accessible to research groups and lecturers. Next to fundamental physics, contributions on topical medical and material science issues are included.

List of contents

PART A: Fundamental Nuclear Research1. Nuclear Structure2. Nuclear Reactions3. Electrostatic Accelerators4. Linear Accelerators5. Exotic Nuclear Beam Facilities6. Superheavy Nuclei7. Nuclear y-Spectroscopy and the y-Spheres8. y-Optics and Nuclear Photonics9. The Proton10. Physics of the Neutron11. Neutrino Astrophysics12. Nuclear Astrophysics13. Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus CollisionsPART B: Applied Nuclear Physics14. Neutron Stars15. Supernovae and their Nucleosythesis16. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry and its Applications17. Nuclear Medicine18. Cancer Therapy with Ion BeamsPART C: Nuclear Power19. The Physics of Nuclear Power from Fission and Fusion20. Fundamentals of Controlled Nuclear Fission and Essential Characteristics of Pressurized-Water Reactors21. Generation IV Nuclear Reactors22. Transmutation of High-Level Nuclear Waste by Means of Accelerator Driven System (ADS)23. Fusion Energy by Magnetic Confinement24. Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion

About the author

Professor Reinhard Stock has worked for many years at the Nuclear Research Centre CERN in Geneva, where he e.g. performed research on the early universe plasma state. In 1989 he was awarded the Leibniz Prize. Until now he was professor at the renowned High Energy and Particle Physics Department of the Goethe University of Frankfurt.

Summary

This book fills the need for a coherent work combining carefully reviewed articles into a comprehensive overview accessible to research groups and lecturers. Next to fundamental physics, contributions on topical medical and material science issues are included.

Product details

• Authors: Reinhard Stock
• Assisted by: Reinhar Stock (Editor), Reinhard Stock (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2013
• EAN: 9783527407422
• ISBN: 978-3-527-40742-2
• No. of pages: 796
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 249 mm x 44 mm
• Weight: 1818 g
• Illustrations: 301 SW-Abb., 28 Tabellen
• Series: Encyclopedia of Applied Physics; Encyclopedia of Applied Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Chemie, Physik, Energietechnik, Physikalische Chemie, Energie, Kernphysik, Medizinische Physik, ENERGY, chemistry, Physics, Materialwissenschaften, Physical Chemistry, Nuclear & High Energy Physics, Kern- u. Hochenergiephysik, Power Technology & Power Engineering, Physik in Medizin u. Gesundheitswesen, Medical & Health Physics