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  • Nuclear-Pumped Lasers

    by Mark Prelas ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book focuses on Nuclear-Pumped Laser (NPL) technology and provides the reader with a fundamental understanding of NPLs, a review of research in the field and exploration of large scale NPL system design and applications.Early chapters look at the fundamental properties of lasers, nuclear-pumping and nuclear reactions that may be used as drivers for nuclear-pumped lasers. The book goes on to ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Nuclear Batteries and Radioisotopes

    by Mark Prelas, Matthew Boraas, Fernando De La Torre Aguilar, John-David Seelig, Modeste Tchakoua Tchouaso, Denis Wisniewski ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book explains the physics of nuclear battery operation. It provides a comprehensive background that allows readers to understand all past and future developments in the field. The supply and cost of radioisotopes for use in applications (focused on nuclear batteries) are covered in the initial sections of the text. The interaction of ionizing radiation with matter is discussed as applied to ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • Nuclear Principles in Engineering

    by Tatjana Jevremovic ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Nuclear engineering plays an important role in various industrial, health care, and energy processes. Modern physics has generated its fundamental principles. A growing number of students and practicing engineers need updated material to access the technical language and content of nuclear principles."Nuclear Principles in Engineering, Second Edition" is written for students, engineers, physicians ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Lasers with Nuclear Pumping

    by S.P. Melnikov, A.A. Sinyanskii, A.N. Sizov, George H. Miley ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book covers the history of lasers with nuclear pumping (Nuclear Pumped Lasers, NPLs). This book showcases the most important results and stages of NPL development in The Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF) as well as other Russian and international laboratories, including laboratories in the United States. The basic science and technology behind NPLs along with potential applications are ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Supercritical-Pressure Light Water Cooled Reactors

    Edited by Yoshiaki Oka, Hideo Mori ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book focuses on the latest reactor concepts, single pass core and experimental findings in thermal hydraulics, materials, corrosion, and water chemistry. It highlights research on supercritical-pressure light water cooled reactors (SCWRs), one of the Generation IV reactors that are studied around the world. This book includes cladding material development and experimental findings on heat ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

    by Francis Chen ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This complete introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion by one of the pioneering scientists in this expanding field offers both a simple and intuitive discussion of the basic concepts of this subject and an insight into the challenging problems of current research. In a wholly lucid manner the work covers single-particle motions, fluid equations for plasmas, wave motions, diffusion and ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Californium-252 Isotope for 21st Century Radiotherapy

    Edited by J.G. Wierzbicki ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Californium-252 is a neutron emitter with a high specific activity, making it useful in a variety of applications, the most spectacular of which is in brachytherapy for cancer patients. Radiation oncology has exhausted nearly every option for treating radioresistant tumors by photon brachytherapy, and therefore new types of radiation need to be studied to improve the curability of cancer.Audience: ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Advanced Detectors for Nuclear, High Energy and Astroparticle Physics

    Proceedings of ADNHEAP 2017

    Edited by Saikat Biswas, Supriya Das, Sanjay Kumar Ghosh ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The book presents high-quality papers presented at a national conference on ‘Advanced Detectors for Nuclear, High Energy and Astroparticle Physics’. The conference was organized to commemorate 100 years of Bose Institute. The book is based on the theme of the conference and provides a clear picture of basics and advancement of detectors for nuclear physics, high-energy physics and astroparticle ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Radiation Mechanics

    Principles and Practice

    by Esam M A Hussein ...
    Mechanics is the science of studying energy and forces, and their effects on matter. It involves mechanisms, kinematics, cross sections, and transport. Radiation mechanism describes how various types of radiation interact with different targets (atoms and nuclei). The book addresses the above four aspects of radiation mechanics integrating these aspects of radiation behavior in a single treatise ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Thoria-based Nuclear Fuels

    Thermophysical and Thermodynamic Properties, Fabrication, Reprocessing, and Waste Management

    Edited by Dasarathi Das, S. R. Bharadwaj ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book presents the state of the art on thermophysical and thermochemical properties, fabrication methodologies, irradiation behaviours, fuel reprocessing procedures, and aspects of waste management for oxide fuels in general and for thoria-based fuels in particular. The book covers all the essential features involved in the development of and working with nuclear technology. With the help of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies

    Edited by Takehiko Saito, Junichi Yamashita, Yuki Ishiwatari, Yoshiaki Oka ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies focuses on the design and analysis of advanced nuclear power reactors. This volume provides readers with thorough descriptions of the general characteristics of various advanced light water reactors currently being developed worldwide. Safety, design, development and maintenance of these reactors is the main focus, with key technologies like full MOX ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Magnetic Control of Tokamak Plasmas

    by Marco Ariola, Alfredo Pironti ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book is a complete treatment of work done to resolve the problems of position-, current-, and shape-control of plasma in tokamak-type (toroidal) devices being studied as a potential means of commercial energy production by nuclear fusion. Modelling and control are both detailed, allowing non-expert readers to understand the control problem. Starting from the magneto-hydro-dynamic equations, ... Read more

    $116.09 USD