Created October 6, 1995
SECTION 2: Nuclear Physics Introduction
- 2.1 Nuclear Physics
- Particles and Nomenclature
- Line of Stability
- Binding Energy
- Nuclear Force and Nuclear Models
- 2.2 Radioactive Decay
- Introduction of Radioactivity
- Specific Activity
- Radioactivities in Equilibrium
- 2.3 Decay Modes
- Gamma-ray Transitions
- Beta (Negatron) Decay
- Positron Decay
- Electron Capture
- Alpha Decay
- 2.4 Natural Radioactivity
- Natural Radioactivity
- Radiocarbon Dating
Douglas J. Wagenaar, Ph.D., wagenaar@nucmed.bih.harvard.edu