Top Research Papers on Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Physics is the branch of physics that deals with the properties and structure of matter on the hadronic level. In this article we review briefly the history of this field, which has a major role in the development of our understanding of nature. We then proceed to give an outline of a current perspective of the field and of some of the issues that are now on its frontiers.

This volume presents, with some amplification, the notes on the lectures on nuclear physics given by Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago in 1949 "The compilers of this publication may be warmly congratulated The scope of this course is amazing: within 240 pages it ranges from the general properties of atomic nuclei and nuclear forces to mesons and cosmic raysThis volume presents, with some amplification, the notes on the lectures on nuclear physics given by Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago in 1949 "The compilers of this publication may be warmly congratulated The scope of this c...

The paper offers the option of using the Wolfram Mathematica system as an electronic educational resource necessary for conducting laboratory-practical classes in nuclear physics. The capabilities of this system make it possible to obtain experimental data on the static properties of atomic nuclei, such as atomic number, mass number, binding energy, and also on the decay types of all nuclear isotopes when addressing the IsotopeData operator. The visualization of the result, as well as the analysis of information on the properties of atomic nuclei, can be carried out on-line.

The rapid development of the knowledge of artificial radioactivity and in particular the production of such radioactivity by neutron bombardment is discussed.

Nuclear physics started in 1894 with the discovery of the radioactivity of uranium by A. H. Becquerel. Marie and Pierre Curie investigated this phenomenon in detail: to their astonishment they found that raw uranium ore was far more radioactive than the refined uranium from the chemist’s store. By chemical methods, they could separate (and name) several new elements from the ore which were intensely radioactive: radium (Z588), polonium (Z584), a gas they called emanation (Z 586) (radon), and even a form of lead (Z582). Ernest Rutherford, at McGill University in Montreal, studied the radiation ...

Nuclear Physics is the branch of physics that deals with the properties and structure of matter on the hadronic level. In this article we review briefly the history of this field, which has a major role in the development of our understanding of nature. We then proceed to give an outline of a current perspective of the field and of some of the issues that are now on its frontiers.

The outstanding achievements of the Department have rested in many ways on its ability to develop state-of-the art accelerator and detector facilities with modest resources and staff, and to operate these continuously and reliably. The result has been a record of competitive research in physics for an unbroken period of over 40 years. This is a tribute to the skill, dedication and foresight of technical staff (Tony Brinkley, John Harrison, Cliff Hill and Gerald Clarkson to name a few of the old guard) and academic staff (particularly Trevor Ophel), who have striven to establish and maintain an...

The subject of diagnostic nuclear medicine is discussed under the headings nontomographic imaging, emission computerised tomography, metabolic and isotope dilution studies, radioimmunoassay and activation analysis.

The Gamma Camera: Basic Principles and Performance Characteristics and Digital Image Processing in Nuclear Medicine: Hybrid Imaging: SPECT/CT and PET/CT.

The subject of diagnostic nuclear medicine is discussed under the headings nontomographic imaging, emission computerised tomography, metabolic and isotope dilution studies, radioimmunoassay and activation analysis.

A review of the basics topics of “classical” nuclear physics is given. Masses of nuclei are analyzed using liquid‐ drop model. Basic characteristics of α and β decays are analyzed. Simplest nuclear models are also introduced.

Thank you for your kindness! I am not anymore accustomed to give long talks, but let me briefly explain to you how I came to this beautiful country. First a small general remark: it is interesting to observe how attitudes, which a human being learned in his early youth, often become dominant for the rest of his life. If he learns to be obedient, he may forever depend on the opinion of the others. If one is taught to think mainly about oneself, one may remain always egotistic. If one is taught to like mainly important people, one may tend to become a politician. My parents taught me to try to s...

Preface / Acknowledgement / Introduction: General Survey of Nuclear Properties / Two-nucleon Potential: Deuteron Problem-I / Neutron-Proton Scattering / Protonj-Proton Scattering / Deuteron Problem-II / High-Energy Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering / Meson Theory of Nuclear Force / Nuclear Model: Semi-classical Model / Nuclear Shelll Model / Quadrupole Moment of the Nucleus / Collective Model / Nuclear Reactions: Nuclear Reactions: General Understanding / Compound Nuclear Reactions / Optical Model / Direct Reactions / Nuclear Decay: Alpha Decay / Beta Decay / Electro-magnetic Transition / Radiative T...

W N Cottingham and D A Greenwood 1986 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press xv + 210 pp price £25 (£8.95 paperback) ISBNs 0 521 26580 0 Hdbk, 0 521 31960 9 Pbk A new book on nuclear physics must justify itself. This compact text, based on a course taught at Bristol University, attempts to set the subject in the context of elementary particle physics and so the first three chapters are devoted to leptons, quarks and their interactions.

By I. R. Williams and M. W. Williams London: George Newnes Ltd. 1962. Pp. vii + 280. Price 42s. This book was written to provide background information on nuclear physics for those concerned with practical applications such as the uses of radioisotopes and reactors. The approach is basically non-mathematical, as befits a wide non-specialist audience.

1995 saw the 50th anniversary of the first detonation of an atomic bomb. At the present time the world is in a period of nuclear proliferation, where more and more nations have the ability to develop their own atomic weapons. It is important to limit nuclear proliferation as far as is possible, because the probability of use increases as the number of nuclear powers rises. However, before you can take action to stop a proliferant nation's nuclear weapons programme, you first have to recognise the signs that one is underway. This article outlines the main technical features of nuclear weapons, ...

The Cyclotron and Radionuclide Production, Francisco J.J. Pedroso de Lima Ionizing Radiations: Physics, Dosimetry, and Protection, and the Physics of the Biological Effects of Radiation Nontargeted Effects: Another Option for Low-Dose Radiation Action Index.

RADIATION THERAPY and radioisotope imaging have become as common to modern medicine as stethoscopes and hypodermic needles and an increasing number of young physicists are now entering this field.

In the development of this fleld in the German Federal Republic, emphasis has been on the building of facilities, Some of the more important work is indicated. (J.S.R.)

W E Burcham 1979 Harlow, Essex: Longman xii + 409 pp price £7.95 (paperback) This new text is not simply an abridged version of the author's earlier Nuclear Physics: An Introduction, but is an extensively revised and reorganised attempt to bring before second and third year undergraduates the major achievements and theories of nuclear physics. Part I deals with the methods and techniques of nuclear physics with some aspects of radioactivity, Part II surveys nuclear structure and models, and Part III is concerned with nuclear interactions.