ENGLISH

Theory of Nuclear Fission: A Textbook

By Hans J. Krappe , Krzysztof Pomorski (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
9783642235153, 3642235158
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-23515-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12692310 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 838
Edition
1
Pages
320\326
Library
usenet tech
Time added
2013-03-30 20:00:00
Hadrons;Nuclear EngineeringHeavy IonsNuclear Physics

Description

This book brings together various aspects of the nuclear fission phenomenon discovered by Hahn, Strassmann and Meitner almost 70 years ago. Beginning with an historical introduction the authors present various models to describe the fission process of hot nuclei as well as the spontaneous fission of cold nuclei and their isomers. The role of transport coefficients, like inertia and friction in fission dynamics is discussed. The effect of the nuclear shell structure on the fission probability and the mass and kinetic energy distributions of the fission fragments is presented. The fusion-fission process leading to the synthesis of new isotopes including super-heavy elements is described. The book will thus be useful for theoretical and experimental physicists, as well as for graduate and PhD students.

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