Atomic and nuclear structure

Atomic and Nuclear Structure

This is a new, contributed topic intended to cover the essential aspects of the broad theme of both atomic and nuclear structure. Applications, such as Nuclear Engineering, may be covered only partially here, and there should be a separate new topic on Nuclear Engineering, nuclear fission reactors, nuclear fusion reactors, tokamaks, and similar subjects.

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The following four subsections introduce elementary concepts that are being cited here only in part from reference 1.

Basic Concepts of Atomic and Nuclear Structure

Radioactivity and Radioactive Decay

Nuclear Fission processes and Reactors

Nuclear Fusion Experiments and Installations

Units of Radiation Measurement

Interaction of Radiation with Matter

Radiation Detection and Detectors

Artificial Generation of Radioisotopes in Nuclear Reactors

“Naturally-occurring radioisotopes generally have long half lives and belong to relatively heavy elements - and are therefore unsuitable for medical diagnostic applications.

Medical diagnostic radioisotopes are generally produced artificially.

The fission process can be exploited so that radioisotopes of interest can be separated chemically from fission products."

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems

Bibliography

1
K. Maher et al., eds. 2006. Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine. GNUL Wikibooks, 103 pages.



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