Radiations from radioactive substances

Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) was a New Zealand-born physicist who has become known as the ‘father of nuclear physics’ for his discovery of the so-called planetary structure of atoms. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. His co-authors, James Chadwick and Charles D. Ellis also made significant discoveries in the field of nuclear physics, with Chadwick discovering theneutron particle in 1932. Research in nuclear physics in the 1930s had becomefocused on investigating the natures of alpha, beta and gamma radiation and their effects on matter and atomic structure. This volume provides a definitiveaccount of the state of research into these types of radiation in 1930, explaining the theory and process behind inferring the structure of the atom and the structure of the nucleus. The text of this volume is taken from a 1951 reissue of the 1930 edition. INDICE: Preface; 1. Radioactive transformations; 2. The alpha rays; 3. Absorption of the alpha rays; 4. Some properties of the alpha particle; 5. Theories of absorption of alpha rays; 6. Secondary effects produced by alpha rays; 7. General properties of the radiations; 8. The scattering of alpha and beta particles; 9. The collisions of alpha particles with light atoms; 10. The artificial disintegration of the light elements; 11. The radioactive nuclei; 12. Beta ray and gamma ray spectra; 13. The disintegration electrons; 14. The passageof beta particles through matter; 15. The scattering and absorption of gamma rays; 16. Intensity problems connected with the emission of gamma rays; 17. Atomic nuclei; 18. Miscellaneous; Appendix; Indexes.

• ISBN: 978-1-108-00901-0
• Editorial: Cambridge University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 632
• Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés