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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Concepts | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Terminology and Definitions | |
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| Units and Dimensions | |
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| Sources of Information | |
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| Particles and Interactions | |
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| Classification of Subatomic Particles | |
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| Classification and Ranges of Interactions | |
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| Conservation Laws | |
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| Nuclear Properties and Models | |
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| Nuclear Composition and Size | |
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| Composition of the Nucleus | |
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| Rutherford Scattering | |
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| Charge Distribution of the Nucleus | |
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| Mass Distribution of the Nucleus | |
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| Binding Energy and the Liquid Drop Model | |
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| Definition and Properties of the Nuclear Binding Energy | |
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| The Liquid Drop Model | |
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| Beta Stability | |
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| Nucleon Separation Energies | |
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| The Shell Model | |
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| Overview of Atomic Structure | |
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| Evidence for Nuclear Shell Structure | |
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| The Infinite Square Well Potential | |
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| Other Forms of the Nuclear Potential | |
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| Spin-Orbit Coupling | |
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| Nuclear Energy Levels | |
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| Properties of the Nucleus | |
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| Ground State Spin and Parity | |
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| Excited Nuclear States | |
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| Mirror Nuclei | |
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| Electromagnetic Moments of the Nucleus | |
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| Electric Quadrupole Moments | |
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| Magnetic Dipole Moments | |
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| An Overview of the Collective Model | |
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| Nuclear Decays and Reactions | |
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| General Properties of Decay Processes | |
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| Decay Rates and Lifetimes | |
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| Quantum Mechanical Considerations | |
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| Radioactive Dating | |
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| Alpha Decay | |
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| Energetics of Alpha Decay | |
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| Theory of Alpha Decay | |
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| Angular Momentum Considerations | |
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| Beta Decay | |
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| Energetics of Beta Decay | |
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| Fermi Theory of Beta Decay | |
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| Fermi-Kurie Plots | |
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| Allowed and Forbidden Transitions | |
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| Parity Violation in Beta Decay | |
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| Double Beta Decay | |
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| Gamma Decay | |
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| Energetics of Gamma Decay | |
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| Classical Theory of Radiative Processes | |
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| Quantum Mechanical Description of Gamma Decay | |
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| Selection Rules | |
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| Internal Conversion | |
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| Nuclear Reactions | |
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| General Classification of Reactions and Conservation Laws | |
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| Inelastic Scattering | |
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| Nuclear Reactions | |
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| Deuteron Stripping Reactions | |
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| Neutron Reactions | |
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| Coulombic Effects | |
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| Fission Reactions | |
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| Basic Properties of Fission Processes | |
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| Induced Fission | |
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| Fission Processes in Uranium | |
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| Neutron Cross Sections for Uranium | |
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| Critical Mass for Chain Reactions | |
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| Moderators and Reactor Control | |
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| Reactor Stability | |
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| Reactor Design | |
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| Fusion Reactions | |
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| Fusion Processes | |
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| Fusion Cross Sections and Reaction Rates | |
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| Stellar Fusion Processes | |
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| Fusion Reactors | |
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| Progress in Controlled Fusion | |
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| Particle Physics | |
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| Particles and Interactions | |
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| Classification of Particles | |
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| Properties of Leptons | |
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| Feynman Diagrams | |
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| The Standard Model | |
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| Evidence for Quarks | |
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| Composition of Light Hadrons | |
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| Composition of Heavy Hadrons | |
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| More About Quarks | |
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| Color and Gluons | |
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| Particle Reactions and Decays | |
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| Reactions and Decays in the Context of the Quark Model | |
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| W[superscript plus or minus] and Z[superscript 0] Bosons | |
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| Quark Generation Mixing | |
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| Conservation Laws and Vertex Rules | |
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| Classification of Interactions | |
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| Transition Probabilities and Feynman Diagrams | |
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| Meson Production and Fragmentation | |
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| CP Violation in Neutral Meson Decays | |
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| Grand Unified Theories and the Solar Neutrino Problem | |
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| Grand Unified Theories | |
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| Solar Neutrinos | |
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| Neutrino Oscillations | |
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| Neutrino Masses | |
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| Physical Constants and Conversion Factors | |
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| Properties of Nuclides | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |