Nuclear Physics

Designed as a textbook for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Physics, this well-written text discusses the principles and concepts of Nuclear Physics in a simple and an easy-to-understand language.

Divided into nineteen chapters, the book discusses the structure and properties of atomic nucleus, radioactivity, nuclear radiations, nuclear models, nuclear reactions and accelerators of charged particles. Furthermore, it deals with neutrons and neutron physics, nuclear fission and fusion, use of nuclear energy and transuranic and other artificially produced elements. The book concludes with the discussions on nuclear forces and two-body problem, elementary particles and cosmic rays.

The book also includes numerical problems at the end of each chapter for practice.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Samarendra Nath Ghoshal (b. 1923) is an M.Sc. of the Calcutta University and a Ph.D. of the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has carried out research under Prof. M.N. Saha, F.R.S. and Prof. Emilio Segre, N.L. His fields of specialization include experimental nuclear physics and experimental mass spectroscopy.

He has at various times taught at the University of Lucknow, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Presidency College, Kolkata and the Calcutta University. He was also the Principal of Presidency College and Director of Secondary Education, Government of West Bengal. He was an NRC Fellow at the McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada. He has visited many important laboratories in different parts of the world and has attended various international conferences.

He was a member of the National Committee on the Governance of Universities appointed by the University Grants Commission. He also served on various committees of academic matter appointed by the State and the Central Governments. He is a member of the Indian Physica! Society of which he is a past Secretary and Vice President.

His publications include a chapter on High Resolution Mass Spectroscopes in the book Mass Spectrometry edited by C.A. McDowel (McGraw Hill), a Bengali book on Atomic and Nuclear Physics (two volumes) for Honours students published by the W.B. State Book Board, a book entitled Atomic and Nuclear Physics in two volumes for graduate and postgraduate students published by S Chand And Company Limited, of New Delhi besides numerous research papers