Overview
- Explains new developments in fission measurements and theory
- Designed with worked problems, examples, and projects using included data sets
- Fills the gap between elementary texts and the specialized literature
Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)
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About this book
This hands-on textbook introduces physics and nuclear engineering students to the experimental and theoretical aspects of fission physics for research and applications through worked examples and problem sets. The study of nuclear fission is currently undergoing a renaissance. Recent advances in the field create the opportunity to develop more reliable models of fission predictability and to supply measurements and data to critical applications including nuclear energy, national security and counter-proliferation, and medical isotope production. An Introduction to Nuclear Fission provides foundational knowledge for the next generation of researchers to contribute to nuclear fission physics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Walter D. Loveland is Professor at the department of Chemistry of the Oregon State University, US. He received his PhD in Nuclear Chemistry from the University of Washington after obtaining the SB in Chemistry from MIT. He held postdoctoral positions in Argonne and Oregon State Universities, becoming a faculty member at Oregon State University in 1968. He spent some periods at LBNL, Uppsala, and Argonne as visiting scientist. Prof. Loveland has worked on various aspects of nuclear chemistry, such as the study of heavy ion induced reactions, fast neutron induced fission, environmental chemistry and nuclear chemistry education. He is the author of several nuclear chemistry textbooks. He has published more than 250 scientific articles in the open, refereed literature, given 62 talks at APS meetings, and over 300 talks at professional meetings. He is NSF Sigma Xi (Washington), Tartar, ACS, and AAAS fellow. He was awarded the Sigma Xi Award for Research, Gillfillan award, Beaver Champion Award (Oregon State), and G.T. Seaborg Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Nuclear Fission
Authors: Walid Younes, Walter D. Loveland
Series Title: Graduate Texts in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84592-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84591-9Published: 16 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84594-0Published: 17 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-84592-6Published: 15 November 2021
Series ISSN: 1868-4513
Series E-ISSN: 1868-4521
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 187
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Particle and Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Energy, Security Science and Technology