Radioactivity  Radionuclides  Radiation
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Published: December 8, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9783540211167
Subjects: Atomic & molecular physics; Radioisotopes; Physics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical; Nuclear Physics; Nuclide Charts; Radionuclides; Science / Nuclear Physics; Radiation; Radioactivity
First sentence: Around 2500 years ago, most people believed in a world ruled by gods with supernatural powers.
Description: RADIOACTIVITY – RADIONUCLIDES – RADIATION is suitable for a general audience interested in topical environmental and human health radiological issues such as radiation exposure in aircraft, food sterilisation, nuclear medicine, radon gas, radiation dispersion devices ("dirty bombs")… It leads the interested reader through the three Rs of nuclear science, to the forefront of research and developments in the field. The book is also suitable for students and professionals in the related disciplines of nuclear and radiochemistry, health physics, environmental sciences, nuclear and astrophysics. Recent developments in the areas of exotic decay modes (bound beta decay of ‘bare’ or fully ionized nuclei), laser transmutation, nuclear forensics, radiation hormesis and the LNT hypothesis are covered. Atomic mass data for over 3000 nuclides from the most recent (2003) evaluation are included.