Nuclear Physics : An Introduction

About the Author:
Dr. S. B. Patel is Professor of Physics, Bombay University. He has taught physics for more than twenty years at the B. Sc. and M.Sc levels at Ramnarain Ruia College, Bombay. He earned his Ph. D in Nuclear Physics from TIFR-Bombay University in 1976. Later he was involved in post-doctoral research at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, California. His field of specialization is Nuclear Spectroscopy.


Contents:
Tools of Doing Nuclear Physics
Physical Tools
Mathematical Tools
Radioactivity
The Q Equation
The Nuclear
Constiments of the Nucleus and Some of Their Properties
Alpha Rays: Spectra and Decacy
Beta Rays :Spectra and Decacy
Introduction of Gama Emission
The Liquid Drop Model of Nucleuo
Nuclear Energy
The Shell Model of a Nucleus
Nuclear Force Nuclear Physics in Other Areas of Physics
Fundamentals Constants and Conversion Factors
List of Elements
Masses of Neutral Atoms
The Concept of Cross- section for a Nuclear Reaction.