1: Introduction to Nuclear Physics
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- 1.1: Basic Concepts
- In this chapter we review some notations and basic concepts in Nuclear Physics. The chapter is meant to setup a common language for the rest of the material we will cover as well as rising questions that we will answer later on.
- 1.3: Radioactive decay
- Radioactive decay is the process in which an unstable nucleus spontaneously loses energy by emitting ionizing particles and radiation.