The correlation between nuclear shell structure and beta-decay characteristics had been noticed in early discussions of shell models. It is already quite customary to refer to shell considerations in the discussion of decay schemes. The present paper (Parts 1 and 2) is intended to give a comprehensive review and interpretation of beta-decay data based on all available information.

This book is aimed at enabling the reader to obtain a working knowledge of the nuclear shell model and to understand nuclear structure within the framework of the shell model. Attention is concentrated on a coherent, self-contained exposition of the main ideas behind the model with ample illustrations to give an idea beyond formal exposition of the concepts. Since this text grew out of a course taught for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students in theoretical nuclear physics, the accents are on a detailed exposition of the material with step-by-step derivations rather than on a superficial description of a large number of topics. In this sense, the book differs from a number of books on theoretical nuclear physics by narrowing the subject to only the nuclear shell model. Most of the expressions used in many of the existing books treating the nuclear shell model are derived here in more detail, in a practitioner's way. Due to frequent student requests I have expanded of detail in order to take away the typical phrase " . . . after some the level simple and straightforward algebra one finds . . . ". The material could probably be treated in a one-year course (implying going through the problem sets and setting up a number of numerical studies by using the provided computer codes). The book is essentially self-contained but requires an introductory course on quantum mechanics and nuclear physics on a more general level.

"Radiation detection is key to experimental nuclear physics as well as underpinning a wide range of applications in nuclear decommissioning, homeland security and medical imaging. This book presents the state-of-the-art in radiation detection of light and heavy ions, beta particles, gamma rays and neutrons. The underpinning physics of different detector technologies is presented, and their performance is compared and contrasted. Detector technology likely to be encountered in contemporary international laboratories is also emphasized. There is a strong focus on experimental design and mapping detector technology to the needs of a particular measurement problem. This book will be invaluable to PhD students in experimental nuclear physics and nuclear technology, as well as undergraduate students encountering projects based on radiation detection for the first time. Part of IOP Series in Nuclear Spectroscopy and Nuclear Structure." -- Prové de l'editor.

Stable nuclei -- Empirical evidence for the magic numbers -- Review of electronic structure of atoms -- Individual orbits in the nucleus -- Properties of nuclear ground states -- Discussion of the empirical data for odd-[A] nuclei -- Determination of parity and occupation numbers by the angular distribution of (d, p) and (d, n) reactions -- Quadruple moments and isotope shifts -- Decay, in particular for nuclei of odd [A] -- Light nuclei -- Nuclei of even [A] -- General facts about nuclear spectroscopy -- Isomerism in nuclei of odd [A].