Astronomy with Radioactivities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Diehl, Roland (Editor), Hartmann, Dieter H. (Editor), Prantzos, Nikos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 812
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

This book introduces the reader to the field of nuclear astrophysics, i.e. the acquisition and reading of measurements on unstable isotopes in different parts of the universe. The authors explain the role of radioactivities in astrophysics, discuss specific sources of cosmic isotopes and in which sp...

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.