Astrophysics with Radioactive Isotopes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Diehl, Roland (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Hartmann, Dieter H. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Prantzos, Nikos (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 453
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.

Dealing with astrophysics derived from the radiation emitted by radioactive atomic nuclei, this book describes the different methods used to measure cosmic radio-isotopes. It demonstrates how this astronomical window has contributed to the understanding of the sources and the chemical evolution of c...

Table of Contents:

• Part I The Role of Radioactivities in Astrophysics
• Introduction to Astronomy With Radioactivity
• The Role of Radioactive Isotopes in Astrophysics
• Part II Specific Sources of Cosmic Isotopes
• Radioactivities in Low-and Intermediate-Mass Stars
• Massive Stars and their Supernovae
• Binary Systems and Their Nuclear Explosions
• Part III Special Places to Observe Cosmic Isotopes
• Distributed Radioactivities
• Part IV Tools for the Study of Radioactivities in Astrophysics
• Nuclear Reactions
• Instruments for Observations of Radioactivities
• Part V Epilogue
• Perspectives
• Annotations on Chemical Evolution
• Radionuclides and Their Stellar Origins
• Milestones in the Science of Cosmic Radioactivities
• Glossary: Key Terms in Astronomy With Radioactivities
• Index.