Preface -- 1 The atom's structure I: Electrons and shells -- 1.1 The philosophy of atoms -- 1.2 The inner structure of the atom -- 1.3 The shell and the nucleus -- 1.4 Quantum mechanics -- 1.5 Mathematical explanations of the Bohr atom model -- 1.6 Outlook -- 2 The atom's structure II: Nucleons and nucleus -- 2.1 The neutron -- 2.2 Nuclide notations and isotopes -- 2.3 Conventional parameters of the nucleus -- 2.4 Mass vs. energy of the nucleus: the mass defect -- 2.5 Outlook -- 3 Nucleons: Binding energies and shell structures -- 3.1 Stable nuclides and the Chart of Nuclides -- 3.2 Mass, mass defect, nucleon binding energy -- 3.3 The liquid drop model -- 3.4 The nuclear shell model -- 3.5 Outlook -- 4 From stable to unstable nuclides -- 4.1 Unstable nuclei and the Chart of Nuclides -- 4.2 Unstable nuclides on earth -- 4.3 Outlook -- 5 From stable to unstable nuclides: Mathematics -- 5.1 Transformation parameters -- 5.2 Correlations between radioactivity, number of unstable nuclides and masses -- 5.3 Units of radioactivity -- 5.4 Classes of radioactive transformations -- 5.5 Outlook -- 6 Processes of transformations: Overview -- 6.1 Transformation processes overview -- 6.2 Primary transformation pathways -- 6.3 Energetic -- 6.4 ß-transformation processes (?A = 0) -- 6.5 Cluster emission and spontaneous fission processes (?A ? 0) -- 6.6 Successive and simultaneous transformations -- 6.7 Secondary transitions -- 6.8 Outlook -- 7 ß-transformations I: Elementary particles -- 7.1 Elementary particles -- 7.2 Quarks -- 7.3 Elementary particles relevant to ß-transformations -- 7.4 Quantum theory of ß-transformation phenomena -- 7.5 Outlook -- 8 ß-transformations II: ß--process, ß+-process and electron capture -- 8.1 Phenomenology -- 8.2 Energetics of ß-transformations.

8.3 Kinetic energetics of ß-transformation products -- 8.4 Velocities of ß-transformations -- 8.5 Selection rules -- 8.6 Excited states -- 8.7 Examples and applications -- 8.8 Outlook -- 9 a-emission -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Mass balances in a-transformations -- 9.3 Pathways of a-emission -- 9.4 Energetics -- 9.5 Velocities of a-transformation -- 9.6 Quantum mechanics of a-transformation phenomena -- 9.7 Excited states -- 9.8 Examples of applications -- 9.9 Outlook -- 10 Spontaneous fission -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Occurrence of spontaneous fission -- 10.3 Pathways of fission -- 10.4 Energetics -- 10.5 Velocities of spontaneous fission -- 10.6 Follow-up processes of initial fission -- 10.7 Examples of applications -- 10.8 Outlook -- 11 Secondary and post-processes of transformations -- 11.1 From primary to secondary transformations -- 11.2 Photon emission -- 11.3 Conversion electrons -- 11.4 Pair formation -- 11.5 Energies and velocities -- 11.6 Examples of applications of photon emissions -- 11.7 Outlook -- 12 Post-processes of primary and secondary transformations -- 12.1 Post-processes paralleling primary and secondary nuclear transformations -- 12.2 Post-processes due to the positron -- 12.3 Vacancies of shell electrons -- 12.4 Examples of applications of post-effects -- 12.5 Outlook -- 13 Nuclear reactions -- 13.1 Artificially produced radionuclides -- 13.2 General mechanism of nuclear reactions -- 13.3 Energetics -- 13.4 Yields of nuclear reaction products -- 13.5 Radionuclide production using neutrons -- 13.6 Radionuclide production using charged particles -- 13.7 Outlook -- 14 Appendix -- Index.