Radioactivity : introduction and history, from the quantum to quarks /: introduction and history, from the quantum to quarks. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael F. L'Annunziata.
• Authors: L'Annunziata, Michael F
• Contents: Foreword; 1. Radioactivity and Our Well Being; 2. Basic Concepts and Definitions; 3. Hall of Fame: Part I; 4. Alpha Radiation; 5. Hall of Fame: Part II; 6. Beta Radiation and Beta Decay; 7. Hall of Fame: Part III; 8. Electromagnetic Radiation – Photons; 9. Hall of Fame: Part IV; 10. Neutron Radiation; 11. Hall of Fame: Part V; 12. Atomic Electron Radiation; 13. Hall of Fame: Part VI; 14. Cosmic Radiation; 15. Hall of Fame: Part VII; 16. Cherenkov Radiation; 17. Hall of Fame: Part VIII; 18. Radionuclide Decay, Radioactivity Units, and Radionuclide Mass; 19. Hall of Fame: Part IX; 20. The Atomic Nucleus; 21. Hall of Fame: Part X; 22. The Atom as We Know and Use It; Appendix A:Particle Range Energy Correlations; Appendix B:Periodic Table of the Elements; Appendix C: Derivation of the Lorentz Transformations; Index
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 539.7; Radioactivity; Radioactivity -- History; Nuclear physicists
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780444634962
• Related ISBNs: 9780444634894
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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