Kernreaktionen III / Nuclear Reactions III [Paperback]

Nuclear Isomerism.- A. Introduction.- B. History of nuclear isomerism.- C. Radiations from isomeric nuclei.- D. Experimental methods.- I. The measurement of internal conversion coefficients.- II. Measurement of internal conversion ratios.- III Angular correlation.- IV. The measurement of isomeric half-lives.- E. Present knowledge of nuclear isomers.- F. Comparative lifetimes.- References.- Alpha Radioactivity.- A. Alpha energies and nuclear states.- I. Alpha disintegration energies.- II. Complex alpha spectra.- III. Nuclear states and nuclear models.- B. Kinetics of alpha decay (even-even type).- I. Correlations of decay rates of even-even nuclei.- II. Decay rate theory for purely central fields.- III. Decay rate theory including non-central fields.- C. Kinetics of alpha decay of odd nucleon types.- I. Correlations of decay rates of odd nuclei.- II. Alpha decay as a multibody process (the odd nuclei).- D. Illustrative individual decay schemes.- I. Alpha decay across a closed shell.- II. Alpha decay in the region of spheroidal nuclei.- General references.- The Transuranium Elements.- A. General considerations. The place of the heaviest elements in the periodic system.- I. Historical views.- II. Evidence relating to the actinide concept.- a) Chemical evidence.- b) Physical evidence.- B. The individual elements.- I. Neptunium (element 93).- a) History of neptunium.- b) Chemical properties of neptunium.- II. Plutonium (element 94).- a) History of plutonium.- b) The chemical properties of plutonium.- III. Americium (element 95).- a) History of americium.- b) Chemical properties of americium.- IV. Curium (element 96).- V. Berkelium (element 97).- VI. Californium (element 98).- VII. Einsteinium (element 99).- VIII. Fermium (element 100).- IX. Mendelevium (element 101).- C. Systematics of nuclear data in the transuranium element region.- I. Nuclear thermodynamics.- II. Regularities in the rate of alpha decay and in the energy levels observed in alpha decay processes.- III. lóå