Elements of Nuclear Physics

The concepts and techniques of nuclear physics are not elementary in the sense that they are easily mastered. They have evolved through a great deal of experimental and theoretical research and cannot be expressed or explained in simple non-technical terms. Elements of Nuclear Physics is designed for both undergraduate as well as post-graduate students in the subject, it takes into account the tools, techniques and trends necessary for experiments in nuclear physics, particularly in nuclear power. This book is an effort to provide an account of nuclear physics not only suitable as an introduction to this field but also provide a sequential compendium of all the latest developments in the field, whereas the selection of subject matter for the present textbook has been chiefly according to the syllabi prescribed by the Universities for the students of Physics. It is hoped that the comprehensive and insightful content of the texts serve particularly well for the readers.