An introduction to the physics of nuclei and particles /

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"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Introduction. 1. Basic concepts -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Terminology and definitions -- 1.3. Units and dimensions -- 1.4. Sources of information2. Subatomic particles and their interactions -- 2.1. Classification of subatomic particles -- 2.2. Classification and ranges of interactions -- 2.3. Conservation lawspart II. Nuclear properties and models. 3. Nuclear composition and size -- 3.1. Composition of the nucleus -- 3.2. Rutherford scattering -- 3.3. Charge distribution of the nucleus -- 3.4. Mass distribution of the nucleus4. Binding energy and the liquid drop model -- 4.1. Definition and properties of the nuclear binding energy -- 4.2. The liquid drop model -- 4.3. Beta stability -- 4.4. Nucleon separation energies5. The shell model -- 5.1. Overview of atomic structure -- 5.2. Evidence for nuclear shell structure -- 5.3. The infinite square well potential -- 5.4. Other forms of the nuclear potential -- 5.5. Spin-orbit coupling -- 5.6. Nuclear energy levels6. Properties of the nucleus -- 6.1. Ground state spin and parity -- 6.2. Excited nuclear states -- 6.3. Mirror nuclei -- 6.4. Electromagnetic moments of the nucleus -- 6.5. Electric quadrupole moments -- 6.6. Magnetic dipole moments -- 6.7. Other approaches to modeling nucleipart III. Nuclear decays and reactions. 7. General properties of decay processes -- 7.1. Decay rates and lifetimes -- 7.2. Quantum mechanical considerations -- 7.3. Radioactive dating8. Alpha decay -- 8.1. Energetics of alpha decay -- 8.2. Theory of alpha decay -- 8.3. Angular momentum considerations9. Beta decay -- 9.1. Energetics of beta decay -- 9.2. Fermi theory of beta decay -- 9.3. Fermi-Kurie plots -- 9.4. Allowed and forbidden transitions -- 9.5. Parity violation in beta decay -- 9.6. Double beta decay10. Gamma decay -- 10.1. Energetics of gamma decay -- 10.2. Classical theory of radiative processes -- 10.3. Quantum mechanical description of gamma decay -- 10.4. Selection rules -- 10.5. Internal conversion11. Nuclear reactions -- 11.1. General classification of reactions and conservation laws -- 11.2. Inelastic scattering -- 11.3. Nuclear reactions -- 11.4. Deuteron stripping reactions -- 11.5. Neutron reactions -- 11.6. Coulomb effects12. Fission reactions -- 12.1. Basic properties of fission processes -- 12.2. Induced fission -- 12.3. Fission processes in uranium -- 12.4. Neutron cross sections for uranium -- 12.5. Critical mass for chain reactions -- 12.6. Moderators and reactor control -- 12.7. Reactor stability -- 12.8. Current fission reactor designs -- 12.9. Advanced fission reactor designs13. Fusion reactions -- 13.1. Fusion processes -- 13.2. Fusion cross sections and reaction rates -- 13.3. Stellar fusion processes -- 13.4. Fusion reactors -- 13.5. Magnetic confinement reactors -- 13.6. Inertial confinement reactorspart IV. Particle physics. 14. Particles and interactions -- 14.1. Classification of particles -- 14.2. Properties of leptons -- 14.3. Feynman diagrams15. The standard model -- 15.1. Evidence for quarks -- 15.2. Composition of light hadrons -- 15.3. Composition of heavy hadrons -- 15.4. More about quarks -- 15.5. Color and gluons16. Particle reactions and decays -- 16.1. Reactions and decays in the context of the quark model -- 16.2. W<< and Z0 bosons -- 16.3. Quark generation mixing -- 16.4. Conservation laws and vertex rules -- 16.5. Classification of interactions -- 16.6. Transition probabilities and Feynman diagrams -- 16.7. Meson production and fragmentation -- 16.8. CP violation in neutral meson decays17. The Higgs boson -- 17.1. Yukawa theory and the mass of the weak boson -- 17.2. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Higgs field -- 17.3. The Higgs boson -- 17.4. Experimental observation of the Higgs boson18. Proton decay -- 18.1. Grand unified theories -- 18.2. Proton decay -- 18.3. Cherenkov radiation and its detection -- 18.4. The Kamioka observatory -- 18.5. Experimental limits to proton decay19. Neutrino oscillations and masses -- 19.1. Solar neutrinos -- 19.2. Neutrino flavor states -- 19.3. Real-time neutrino experiments -- 19.4. More solar neutrino results -- 19.5. Atmospheric neutrino studies -- 19.6. Reactor neutrino studies -- 19.7. Geoneutrino measurements -- 19.8. Neutrino oscillations and masses -- 19.9. Other approaches to measuring neutrino masses -- 19.10. SummaryAppendix A. Physical constants and conversion factors -- Appendix B. Properties of nuclides -- Appendix C. An overview of particle accelerators -- Appendix D. Solutions to even numbered problems.This second edition of An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclei and Particles is intended as a textbook for a one semester third or fourth year undergraduate course and requires a basic background in quantum mechanics. The text covers the basic properties of nuclei and the models of nuclear structure. It also covers nuclear stability, nuclear decay processes and nuclear reactions. The basic properties of subatomic particles are presented, and the standard model of hadronic structure is covered. The book covers recent developments in both nuclear and particle physics. In the field of nuclear physics, these developments include alpha-clustering models and double beta decay. Recent advances in the development of nuclear fission and fusion reactors are also discussed. In the area of particle physics, the recent discovery of the Higgs boson and advancements in our knowledge of neutrino masses and oscillations are presented.Third or fourth year undergraduate students.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Richard A. Dunlap is a Research Professor at Dalhousie University in Canada. He joined Dalhousie University in 1981 and became a full professor in 1990. He was the director of the Dalhousie University Institute for Research in Materials from 2009 to 2015. Having published more than 300 refereed research papers, his research interests include nuclear spectroscopies, magnetic materials, quasicrystals, critical phenomena and advanced batteries materials. He is the author of thirteen books, including six with IOP ebooks.Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 1, 2023).

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