Theory of nuclear fission : a textbook / Hans J. Krappe, Krzystof Pomorski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krappe, H. J. (Hans Jürgen), 1933-

Contributor:

Pomorski, Krzysztof.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Physics, 0075-8450 ; 838

Lecture notes in physics, 0075-8450 ; 838

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear fission.

Nuclear physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 320 p. 101 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

From the contents: Introduction

Potential Energy Surfaces

Statistical Decay Model

Scission Point Models

Fission Dynamics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-316) and index.

ISBN:

9783642235153

3642235158