Atomic nucleus. Basic definitions

Nuclear Reactor Physics - Nuclear Physics Basics

Figure 1 - Indicative energy and time scales for nuclear phenomena and associated radiation

Figure 2 - Nuclear data in the context of nuclear reactor physics

Figure 3 - Stability line or valley: distribution of isotopes in nature as a function of their proton and neutron numbers (from [2]).

Figure 4 - Shape of charge density variation as a function of distance r from the center of the atomic nucleus (from [3])

Figure 5 - Variation of binding energy per nucleon as a function of atomic mass number A

Figure 6 - Variation of binding energy per nucleon as a function of atomic mass number A and nuclear processes: fission and fusion

Figure 8 - Competing radioactive decays of curium 243: electron capture (EC) and alpha emission (α)

Figure 9 - Alpha particle emission mechanism according to the theory of Gamow, Gurney and Condon (after [9])

Figure 10 - Energy levels in the transition ...

Figure 11 - Radioactive half-life of even-numbered nuclei as a function of the &#34;fissionability&#34; parameter Z 2/A(from [13])

Figure 12 - Copper 64 emission spectra (from [2])

Figure 13 - Odd A isobar (from [2])

Figure 14 - Isobaric of even A (from [2])

Figure 15 - Emission of a neutron following decay...

Figure 16 - Example of a two-body problem: ...

Figure 17 - Example of a plan balance relative to ...