Introduction to Nuclear Science, Second Edition

IntroductionRadiationAtomic StructureNuclear TransformationsNuclear StabilityIonizing RadiationA Biological ThreatNatural and Anthropogenic RadiationThe Chart of the NuclidesQuestionsMathematics of Radioactive DecayAtomic Masses and Average Atomic MassesNature of DecaySpecific ActivityDatingBranched DecayEquilibriaStatisticsQuestionsEnergy and the NucleusBinding EnergyTotal Energy of DecayDecay DiagramsQuestionsApplications of Nuclear Science I: Power and WeaponsNuclear PowerNuclear WeaponsNuclear ForensicsQuestionsRadioactive Decay: The Gory DetailsAlpha DecayBeta DecayPositron DecayElectron.