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Firestone, Richard B. was born on September 19, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Samuel Sydney and Doris Firestone.
(An up-to-date, concise, and readily usable compilation of...)
An up-to-date, concise, and readily usable compilation of nuclear data. Presents properties of the more than 2600 known isotopes, both stable and radioactive. Includes isotopic mass, natural abundance, nuclear spin, neutron capture and fission cross sections, decay modes and branchings, decay energies, half-life, certainty and means of identification, means of production, energies and intensities of all radiations, angular and polarization correlations of radiations, half-lives of excited states, and level schemes for each nucleus as determined from radioactive decay and from nuclear reactions. All data are comprehensively indexed. Appendices give information of general interest.
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Available to registered users of the original 2-volume set, and also bundled with new copies of this publication, this Update combines a booklet and CD-ROM boasting more than 100 additional isotopes as well as updated appendices that include elemental data, nuclear charts, and gamma-ray energy standards data. Improved Isotope Explorer version 2.2 is provided on the CD-ROM along with an updated manual and the latest versions of the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) and Nuclear Science Reference (NSR) file for Isotope Explorer.
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A convenient source of radiation data which incorporates the changes dictated by present-day science and computer technology, presented with a high degree of uniformity, completeness, and consistency in both the data and appendices. Includes tables of adopted properties for all radiations emitted by nuclei, which were derived from experimental data plus reliable calculations, along with adopted properties based on statistical analyses of existing experimental data alone. Other derived adopted properties (e.g. average photon energies per disintegration) are calculated when strong user demand is anticipated. Over 260 drawings accompany the text.
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(An up-to-date, concise, and readily usable compilation of...)
An up-to-date, concise, and readily usable compilation of nuclear data. Presents properties of the more than 2600 known isotopes, both stable and radioactive. Includes isotopic mass, natural abundance, nuclear spin, neutron capture and fission cross sections, decay modes and branchings, decay energies, half-life, certainty and means of identification, means of production, energies and intensities of all radiations, angular and polarization correlations of radiations, half-lives of excited states, and level schemes for each nucleus as determined from radioactive decay and from nuclear reactions. All data are comprehensively indexed. Appendices give information of general interest.
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Available to registered users of the original 2-volume set, and also bundled with new copies of this publication, this Update combines a booklet and CD-ROM boasting more than 100 additional isotopes as well as updated appendices that include elemental data, nuclear charts, and gamma-ray energy standards data. Improved Isotope Explorer version 2.2 is provided on the CD-ROM along with an updated manual and the latest versions of the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) and Nuclear Science Reference (NSR) file for Isotope Explorer.
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Nuclear structure and decay data for more than 3,500 isotopes and isomers—over 400 new additions. Also in this 1998 Update: • How to use the Table of Isotopes CD-ROM • Isotope Explorer user's manual • How to use the Internet Table of Isotopes • Principal gamma rays from isotopes with half-lives > 1.0h • Alpha-particle energies. This book's fully updated companion CD-ROM includes: • Radioactive decay and nuclear structure information for more than 3,500 isotopes and isomers —over 400 new additions • Additional appendices for: • Experimental and theoretical atomic mass data • Theoretical chart of the nuclides • New edition of the Table of Superdeformed Nuclear Bands and Fission Isomers • Synthesis of data for more than 150,000 references —the most complete source of information available. Features of the CD-ROM: • Isotope Explorer software searches evaluated nuclear structure data file (ENSDF) database. This software can select and display ENSDF data as: • Decay scheme and nuclear structure drawings • Tables with hypertext-linked comments and footnotes • Plots of related information • Nuclear charts color-coded by selected properties • Reference keyword abstracts. Additional information on CD-ROM includes: • Thermal neutron cross sections • Nuclear astrophysics reaction rates • Spontaneous fission yields • Table of radioactive isotopes databases. System requirements: For PC, Macintosh®, or UNIX® systems with double speed or faster CD-ROM drive and sufficient RAM memory to run AdobeTM Acrobat® (see Adobe Acrobat Reader Information in book for specific system requirements). Acrobat Reader® version 3.01 included for Windows®, DOS, Macintosh, and UNIX. Internet browser compatible with HTML 2 or higher required for viewing HTML documents. Isotope Explorer requires a Windows® 95 or NT operating system.
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Available to registered users of the original 2-volume set, and also bundled with new copies of this publication, this Update combines a booklet and CD-ROM boasting more than 100 additional isotopes as well as updated appendices that include elemental data, nuclear charts, and gamma-ray energy standards data. Improved Isotope Explorer version 2.2 is provided on the CD-ROM along with an updated manual and the latest versions of the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) and Nuclear Science Reference (NSR) file for Isotope Explorer.
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An isotope is one of two or more atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons in their nucleus but different numbers of neutrons. This two-volume book set and CD-ROM contains information about the emitted radiation (x-rays, x-ray particles, etc) from all known isotopes. This information is of interest to scientists wanting to detect radiation, protect people from it, or work with radioactive materials. This edition contains nuclear structure and decay data for approximately 3138 isotopes and isomers. Summary drawings, convenient tables of structure and decay data, and extensive appendices expedite the retrieval and use of nuclear information. The CD-ROM that comes with the books makes searching quick, easy and portable. The CD also has hyperlinked indices; 20,000 pages of the full Nuclear Safety Regulatory committee references; easy to read tables; data is color coded and appendices have been expanded since the last edition.
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Nuclear structure and decay data for thousands of isotopes and isomers - a new update of the definitive reference. The 1999 Table of Isotopes booklet set features: * Nuclear structure and radioactive decay data for approximately 3,700 isotopes and isomers - an increase of more than 100 since the 1998 Update. * Up-to-date mass chain information, with more than 10% revised material. * The latest versions as of December 1998 of the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) and Nuclear Science Reference (NSR) file. * Additional data from several evaluation sources, including The Table of Superdeformed Nuclear Bands and Fission Isomers. * Updated isotope summary table as well as energy-ordered gamma ray and alpha particle tables-now included on the software (available from the book's website at www.wiley-vch.de/books/info/0-471-35633-6). * Updated appendices for elemental data, nuclear charts, and gamma ray energy standards. * Adoption of the 1997 IUPAC recommended heavy element names. * More than 25,000 references. * Convenient links to additional atomic mass, nuclear astrophysics rates, spontaneous fission, thermal neutron capture, and more. Plus, the Isotope Explorer 2.22 software lets you search the entire database by level scheme drawings, annotated tables, data plots, nuclear structure charts and keywords as well as download the latest data directly from the Table of Isotopes Web site. The 1999 Update booklet features a new comprehensive isotope nuclear structure table. In addition, it provides clear, step-by-step instructions on navigating the Table of Isotopes electronic content and accessing its Web site. System Requirements: PC, Macintosh(r), or UNIX(r) systems with double speed and sufficient RAM to run Adobe(TM) Acrobat(r) (see Adobe Acrobat Reader information in the book for specific system requirements). Included: Adobe Acrobat Reader(r) 3.02 for Windows(r) 95, 98, and NT and Linux 1.2.13 or higher; Acrobat Reader 3.01 for Windows 3.1; Isotope Explorer 2.22 for Windows 95, 98, and NT.
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Firestone, Richard B. was born on September 19, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Samuel Sydney and Doris Firestone.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1974.
Postdoctoral researcher, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1974-1977; assistant professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1978-1979; staff scientist, Lawrence Berkeley (California) Laboratory, since 1980.
(Available to registered users of the original 2-volume se...)
(Available to registered users of the original 2-volume se...)
(Available to registered users of the original 2-volume se...)
(A convenient source of radiation data which incorporates ...)
(An isotope is one of two or more atoms of the same elemen...)
(Nuclear structure and decay data for thousands of isotope...)
(Nuclear structure and decay data for more than 3,500 isot...)
(An up-to-date, concise, and readily usable compilation of...)
(An up-to-date, concise, and readily usable compilation of...)
Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary K. Firestone, September 5, 1971. Children: Edward Aaron, Robert Samuel, Michael Meredith.