Modern Nuclear Chemistry

Reviews of the First Edition: "...an excellent resource for libraries and laboratories supporting programs requiring familiarity with nuclear processes in biology, chemistry, engineering, and environmental studies..." (CHOICE)  "...an authoritative, comprehensive but succinct, state–of–the–art textbook for advanced students as well as a valuable reference source for practicing scientists and engineers." (The Chemical Educator)

Building on the legacy of its successful predecessor, this revision of Modern Nuclear Chemistry brings together a detailed and rigorous perspective on both the theoretical and practical aspects of this rapidly evolving field.

This second edition provides additional solved problems to help students, as well as math tools and simulations to demonstrate various phenomena and an expanded chapter on Analytical Applications to include Nuclear Forensics. There are also updated chapters on Nuclear Structure; alpha, beta, and gamma decay; Nuclear Reactions; Fission; Astrophysics; and Nuclear Reactor Chemistry.

Requiring no previous knowledge of quantum mechanics and written at a level suitable for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in science and engineering, this book is designed to be used as a textbook as well as a reference for practicing scientists and engineers. Extensive appendices facilitate quick reference, and the inclusion of advanced materials and references appeal to those who desire a deeper immersion in the subject.

DAVID J. MORRISSEY, PhD, is a Professor of Chemistry and faculty member of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab at Michigan State University.

GLENN T. SEABORG, PhD (deceased), was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and cofounder and chairman of the Lawrence Hall of Science. He is credited with discovering ten new elements, including plutonium and one that now bears his name, seaborgium. In 1951, Dr. Seaborg and his colleague Edwin McMillan were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into transuranium elements.