Astronomy with radioactivities / Roland Diehl, Dieter H. Hartmann, Nikos Prantzos, (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Diehl, Roland.

Hartmann, Dieter H.

Prantzos, Nikos.

Series:

Lecture notes in physics ; 812.

Lecture notes in physics, 0075-8450 ; 812

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio astrophysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 564 p. 120 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book introduces the reader to the field of nuclear astrophysics, i.e. the acquisition and reading of measurements on unstable isotopes in different parts of the universe. The authors explain the role of radioactivities in astrophysics, discuss specific sources of cosmic isotopes and in which special regions they can be observed. More specifically, the authors address stars of different types, stellar explosions which terminate stellar evolutions, and other explosions triggered by mass transfers and instabilities in binary stars. They also address nuclear reactions and transport processes in interstellar space, in the contexts of cosmic rays and of chemical evolution. A special chapter is dedicated to the solar system which even provides material samples. The book also contains a description of key tools which astrophysicists employ in those particular studies and a glossary of key terms in astronomy with radioactivities.

Contents:

pt. 1. The role of radioactivities in astrophysics

pt. 2. Specific sources of cosmic isotopes

pt. 3. Spcial places to observe cosmic isotopes

pt. 4. Tools for the study of radioactivities in astrophysics

pt. 5. Epilogue.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783642126987

3642126987