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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818346803321

Titolo

Nuclear physics : exploring the heart of matter / / Committee on the Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-309-26043-4

0-309-26041-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Physics 2010 Nuclear physics

Soggetti

Nuclear physics - Research - United States

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""; ""Summary""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 Science Questions""; ""Highlight: Diagnosing Cancer with Positron Emission Tomography""; ""3 Societal Applications and Benefits""; ""Highlight: Future Leaders in Nuclear Science and Its Applications: Stewardship Science Graduate Fellows""; ""4 Global Nuclear Science""; ""Highlight: The Fukushima Event A Nuclear Detective Story""; ""5 Nuclear Science Going Forward""; ""Highlight: Nuclear Crime Scene Forensics""; ""6 Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""

""Appendix B: Meeting Agendas""""Appendix C: Biographies of Committee Members""; ""Appendix D: Acronyms""