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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454399903321

Titolo

Scientific opportunities with a rare-isotope facility in the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Rare-Isotope Science Assessment Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-84467-1

9786610844678

0-309-66801-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Disciplina

539.7072073

Soggetti

Isotopes

Nuclear physics - Research - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction and Background; 2 Key Science Drivers for a Rare-Isotope Beam Facility; 3 Rare-Isotope Beams in the United States and Abroad; 4 Assessing the U.S. Position; 5 Findings and Conclusions; Appendixes; A Charge to the Committee; B Meeting Agendas; C Selected List of Operating and Planned Rare-Isotope Facilities Worldwide; D Glossary; E Additional Remark on Clinical Use of Rare Isotopes; F Biographical Sketches of Committee Members