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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139532003321

Titolo

Astronomy with radioactivities / / Roland Diehl, Dieter H. Hartmann, Nikos Prantzos, (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2011

ISBN

9783642126987

3642126987

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 564 p. 120 illus.)

Collana

Lecture notes in physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 812

Classificazione

520

Altri autori (Persone)

DiehlRoland

HartmannDieter H

PrantzosNikos

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Radio astrophysics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The role of radioactivities in astrophysics -- pt. 2. Specific sources of cosmic isotopes -- pt. 3. Spcial places to observe cosmic isotopes -- pt. 4. Tools for the study of radioactivities in astrophysics -- pt. 5. Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

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 special regions they can be observed. More specifically, the authors address stars of different types, stellar explosions which terminate stellar evolutions, and other explosions triggered by mass transfers and instabilities in binary stars. They also address nuclear reactions and transport processes in interstellar space, in the contexts of cosmic rays and of chemical evolution. A special chapter is dedicated to the solar system which even provides material samples. The book also contains a description of key tools which astrophysicists employ in those particular studies and a glossary of key terms in astronomy with radioactivities.