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This book is a gentle introduction for all those wishing to learn about modern views of the cosmos. Our universe originated in a great explosion – the big bang. For nearly a century cosmologists hav……続きを見る

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of unresolved mysteries in particle physics, delving into cutting-edge research aimed at unraveling the enigmatic facets of the Standard Model (SM). It……続きを見る

**The thrilling and terrifying seventy-year storyー"kinetic, dramatic, and compulsively readable" (Patchen Barss)ーof the physicists that deciphered the atom and created the hydrogen bomb A Guardian……続きを見る

As a low carbon energy source, nuclear energy plays a reinforced role in a sustainable electricity mix. However, strengthening the share of nuclear energy implies the guarantee of safe, long-term op……続きを見る

This book takes you from the streets of Philadelphia to the Citadel, an underground military installation in North Dakota, to various star systems hunting aliens and finally returning to Earth, only……続きを見る

This publication provides a model academic curriculum covering the entire spectrum of nuclear security topics for a master’s degree programme or for an academic certificate programme in nuclear secu……続きを見る

This thesis highlights the development and analysis of multiple neutrino detectors deployed to the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of the COHERENT experiment……続きを見る

This textbook offers a clear and concise introduction to the main aspects of neutrino physics, providing the foundational knowledge necessary for research in both theoretical and experimental fields……続きを見る

Hace apenas un siglo, el universo lo concebíamos como radiación, luz y una pequeña parte en forma de materia formada por átomos. Estos, a su vez, estaban hechos de protones, electrones y, aunque aún……続きを見る

The book provides an introduction to both theoretical and experimental results on chirality and wobbling in atomic nuclei. It details the achievements in the study of chirality over the past 25 year……続きを見る

This concise and accessible book explains one of the most profound and inspiring discoveries ever made, namely, the fact that we ourselvesーand all we see around usーare a natural product of the wor……続きを見る

In the early nineteenth century chemists knew of the existence of ninety-two chemical elements, from Hydrogen to Uranium. For nearly forty years scientists thought they knew the content of our plane……続きを見る

This thesis deals with an optimization problem from the field of theoretical plasma physics. Specifically, it deals with the question of how the accelerated electrons are spatially arranged in a pla……続きを見る

Fusion Energy Technology R&D Priorities examines the current landscape of fusion technology. With a strong focus on technological advances, the book considers technical challenges and priorities to ……続きを見る

Despite the often difficult and time-consuming effort of performing experiments with fast (14 MeV) neutrons, these neutrons can offer special insight into nucleus and other materials because of the ……続きを見る

Michael Hauschild takes the reader of this essential back to the year 2012, when the discovery of the Higgs particle was announced at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research near Geneva……続きを見る

Questo libro fornisce una panoramica completa dello sviluppo della fisica dei raggi cosmici, con considerazioni storiche e didattiche, dalle prime prove dell'esistenza della radiazione extraterrestr……続きを見る

This open access book describes the nondestructive assay techniques that are used for the measurement of nuclear material (primarily uranium and plutonium) for nuclear material accountancy purposes.……続きを見る

The guidance wave offers an alternative approach to quantum mechanics. Rather than focus on the position of the particle, which leads to well-known statistical issues, it proposes a physical wave, t……続きを見る

This book provides an accessible introduction to radioactivity. The second in a two-volume set, this volume is presented in two parts, covering its development and modern applications. It first expl……続きを見る

This book provides an accessible introduction to radioactivity. The first in a two-volume set, this volume is presented in two parts, covering radiation physics and natural radiation exposure. It fi……続きを見る

The Quantum Physics of Atomic Frequency Standards: Recent Developments, Second Edition, covers advances in atomic frequency standards (atomic clocks) from the last several decades. It explains the u……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive description of the issues at the boundary between the use of nuclear power and society. Highlighting critical social topics such as economic liberalization, risk com……続きを見る

Atomic and molecular collision physics has undergone extraordinary transformations in last few decades which is driven by a convergence of breakthroughs in the sophisticated instruments, theoretical……続きを見る

A história de Cesar Lattes, o maior físico brasileiro, como nunca antes contada. No final da década de 1940, o mundo acompanhava com fascínio os avanços da física nuclear. Os cientistas se tornavam ……続きを見る

Journeying through fusion in the universe, Fusion: A Voyage Through the Plasma Universe discusses all aspects of fusion and how they relate to our universe. It also studies the attempts to produce f……続きを見る

Essential guide to analyzing nuclear energy systems, with focus on reactor physics, fuel cycle, system dynamics, thermal-hydraulics, and economics. Nuclear Reactor Physics and Engineering highlights……続きを見る

The differential top quark precision measurements of polarizations and spin correlations presented in this dissertation may potentially lead to breakthroughs in several key areas: observing quantum ……続きを見る

This third edition of a well-received monograph provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art of detectors and their evolution. In addition to the silicon sensor technology described in ……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the phenomenology surrounding high-energy particle interactions. When particles possess kinetic energy surpassing their rest energy, remarkable phenom……続きを見る