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The symbol and mass number, spin and parity, half-life, mode of
decay, abundance, alpha, beta and gamma energy, yield and thermal neutron
cross section are given. If the four edges of the block is thick black in color,
it represents a stable nuclide. Different colours are used for various ranges
of half lives, which appear in the upper half of the nuclide block. The lower
half having different colours indicates neutron absorption properties. All the
different colours and their corresponding values are illustrated separately in
the side of the chart. Similarly all the atomic elements and their symbols are
also listed out. A small black triangle at the right hand side bottom corner
indicates that the nuclide is fission product.
Nuclear data source book and software:
Very elaborate details of nuclear data along with various decay
schemes, formation reactions, energy levels, abundance etc have been
provided in the nuclear data source book. Computerised database also has
been made available for every access and search routine.
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Window based PC package for nuclear data is available. NUCHART
for Windows is an IAEA package, which displays nuclear decay data,
different modes of decay, decay radiations etc. Search facility is available
for gamma energies and nuclides.
Questions:
1. What are the different modes of decay involved in radioactive
disintegration?
2. What is the half-life of the radionuclide?
3. Briefly explain the features of the Nuclide chart?
References:
1. Nuclear Physics by Irving Kaplan
2. Nuclear Physics by D.G. Tayal
3. Chart of the Nuclides, Naval reactors, US Dept. of Energy , 14
th
Edition
(Revised Apr. 1988)
4. V. Osorio, H. Peraza, NUCHART for Windows, report IAEA-NDS-
161. PC package, version 1.2, Feb. 1995, from the IAEA Nuclear Data
Section.
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