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. j ~ L : : F ~ N K ~ L ~ r i : u ~ i p i e n der Theorie der Atombe.rne (translated into German bv J B a r ~ e ~ ~|S ~k r e p r o d u c e s m almost t h e o n . r e a l form a course of lectures g~ven a t t h e Lemngrad Poi~'t~,~b~¢ ili::!94:7; A f t e r t h e a u t h o r ' s death, the Russian edition was edited b v ]. Smor,> dinski; T h e l ~ u r e s were a i m e d at the "scientifically educated reader, t h e ph 3 s cist (~r engineer~ L There are outiines of t h e c , m s t i t u t i o n and structure of the extra-nuclear atom, a sketch Ot quantum: mechanics, and an a c c o u n t of the properties of nuclei in t h e gronnd state~ ' l ' h e ~ s e c t i o n s : p r e w r e for t h e kernel of t h e book, a chapter each on fission and o n t h e statistical t h e o ~ of::~u~:lear reactions, topics on which Frenkel himself bad contributed. There are a b ~ S h o ~ sectibrl~ on t h e d e u t e r o n , t h e role of nuclear reactions in stars, and some technological applications of n u c l e a r energy. In: s p i t e o f t h e b o o k ' s being written before the great advances in the u n d e r s t a n d i n g cd nuclear s t r u c t u r e of t h e last ten years, the t r e a t m e n t seems fresh and interesting even now. T h e b o o k will p r o b a b l y appeal most to an mldergraduate near the end of his com'se, to whom it should, s e r v e a s a good i n t r o d u c t i o n to more recent w .~rks. He will find his interest maintai~ed throughout, w i t h e v e r y t h i n g within his range, and the large n u m b e r of simple numericaI ~ t i m a t e s h e I p i n g h i m to familiarity with the subject.
Wi J. PRICE, Nuclear Radiation Detection (McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1958. v>.-3S~
pages. 70 s.) T h e b o o k is i n t e n d e d for reactor engineers; many of its features, however, make it a g~,:?d l a b o r a t o r y h a n d b o o k n o t only for research workers in the nuclear :field, btit atso for te~:t:c~:~er~ a n d s t u d e n t s of n u c l e a r physics in laboratory courses. The author has collected a large t:~od} ~:,~ practicM d a t a w h i c h are useflfl for the lal~oratorv worker in the design and appi:icat~o.~:~ o ~', n u d e a a - d e t e c t o r s . F u r t h e r m o r e , the book contains a comprehensive and nicely il:kastrated. survey of u p - t o - d a t e d e t e c t o r s which will be particularly interesting to the st.udeu',". Special e m p h a s i s is of course laid on the subiects which are i m p o r t a n t for reactor eugimeet'a)~g. Thus, a l a r g e c h a p t e r is d e v o t e d to neutron detection methods, and the ttse ot vari,:,~s det<,:~ ,~:'s for d o s e m e a s u r e m e n t s is described in some detail. Other detection meth~>ds, ~1~v{~ a<~' equally i m p o r t a n t for t h e research plrysicist, are treated more superficially. ]'h~s i* tiw c.v.<~ which are ~is~:~ ~'d ~ ~* w i t h cloud c h a m b e r s , b u b b l e chambers, and P hoto~re ~ ,t9-ic . . . . . .emul~icats ...... brief a n d p o o r t y illustrated section. In conclusion, the t~ook presents a chapter on ~ec,~v~>> f0r n u c l e a r d e t e c t i o n s y s t e m s , the t r e a t m e n t of widch, however, appears to be s~> :~;:~;r~ ~,:5 t h a t i t will b e o f l i m i t e d use ontv. More recent deveh-)pments are mentim~ed o:vfiy i~, ta,*~h'~>v and i t i£ especially r e g r e t t a b l e that no m~*enerat account is given oi the m a n y avail ~bie tSV*,::: ,d, m u l t i c h a n n e t a n a l y s e r s which have become so important for almost al.i ~rau~:~,(.~
mental n u c l e a r physics.
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102 pages, $ 4.60 s p i r a l - b o u n & $ 1.00 raft)mind) This e l e m e n t a r y Russiar~ primer aims oab" at providing a c!ue t, ~ the >~ad~i;: a~ ii~,,~:~.:~:;:~ sciev.tiIic t e x t s , a n d accordingly Dares out: many gramrnatic~i ami pi~;~w~,,;d : m ~:i!~ ~ !:~:>.~ and irregularities, Moreover t h e author, working on d m flattering ;~u~mpt~ ~ -(~~ ~ >:,,v:i~: :,, being scientists, h a v e no need of tl~e - ~ k w si,.~,ck-a~oidmg ai:~[u~,~ch ~i ~i ~. ~v;~ ~:~ }~: ~4i'~:,':~ ' within t h e self-imposed limitations )f fi3i~ r u~icalbc • " . , uti]ita,ia~ ' , ' U ,~ ~S .~......
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. j ~ L : : F ~ N K ~ L ~ r i : u ~ i p i e n der Theorie der Atombe.rne (translated into German bv J B a r ~ e ~ ~|S ~k r e p r o d u c e s m almost t h e o n . r e a l form a course of lectures g~ven a t t h e Lemngrad Poi~'t~,~b~¢ ili::!94:7; A f t e r t h e a u t h o r ' s death, the Russian edition was edited b v ]. Smor,> dinski; T h e l ~ u r e s were a i m e d at the "scientifically educated reader, t h e ph 3 s cist (~r engineer~ L There are outiines of t h e c , m s t i t u t i o n and structure of the extra-nuclear atom, a sketch Ot quantum: mechanics, and an a c c o u n t of the properties of nuclei in t h e gronnd state~ ' l ' h e ~ s e c t i o n s : p r e w r e for t h e kernel of t h e book, a chapter each on fission and o n t h e statistical t h e o ~ of::~u~:lear reactions, topics on which Frenkel himself bad contributed. There are a b ~ S h o ~ sectibrl~ on t h e d e u t e r o n , t h e role of nuclear reactions in stars, and some technological applications of n u c l e a r energy. In: s p i t e o f t h e b o o k ' s being written before the great advances in the u n d e r s t a n d i n g cd nuclear s t r u c t u r e of t h e last ten years, the t r e a t m e n t seems fresh and interesting even now. T h e b o o k will p r o b a b l y appeal most to an mldergraduate near the end of his com'se, to whom it should, s e r v e a s a good i n t r o d u c t i o n to more recent w .~rks. He will find his interest maintai~ed throughout, w i t h e v e r y t h i n g within his range, and the large n u m b e r of simple numericaI ~ t i m a t e s h e I p i n g h i m to familiarity with the subject.
Wi J. PRICE, Nuclear Radiation Detection (McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1958. v>.-3S~
pages. 70 s.) T h e b o o k is i n t e n d e d for reactor engineers; many of its features, however, make it a g~,:?d l a b o r a t o r y h a n d b o o k n o t only for research workers in the nuclear :field, btit atso for te~:t:c~:~er~ a n d s t u d e n t s of n u c l e a r physics in laboratory courses. The author has collected a large t:~od} ~:,~ practicM d a t a w h i c h are useflfl for the lal~oratorv worker in the design and appi:icat~o.~:~ o ~', n u d e a a - d e t e c t o r s . F u r t h e r m o r e , the book contains a comprehensive and nicely il:kastrated. survey of u p - t o - d a t e d e t e c t o r s which will be particularly interesting to the st.udeu',". Special e m p h a s i s is of course laid on the subiects which are i m p o r t a n t for reactor eugimeet'a)~g. Thus, a l a r g e c h a p t e r is d e v o t e d to neutron detection methods, and the ttse ot vari,:,~s det<,:~ ,~:'s for d o s e m e a s u r e m e n t s is described in some detail. Other detection meth~>ds, ~1~v{~ a<~' equally i m p o r t a n t for t h e research plrysicist, are treated more superficially. ]'h~s i* tiw c.v.<~ which are ~is~:~ ~'d ~ ~* w i t h cloud c h a m b e r s , b u b b l e chambers, and P hoto~re ~ ,t9-ic . . . . . .emul~icats ...... brief a n d p o o r t y illustrated section. In conclusion, the t~ook presents a chapter on ~ec,~v~>> f0r n u c l e a r d e t e c t i o n s y s t e m s , the t r e a t m e n t of widch, however, appears to be s~> :~;:~;r~ ~,:5 t h a t i t will b e o f l i m i t e d use ontv. More recent deveh-)pments are mentim~ed o:vfiy i~, ta,*~h'~>v and i t i£ especially r e g r e t t a b l e that no m~*enerat account is given oi the m a n y avail ~bie tSV*,::: ,d, m u l t i c h a n n e t a n a l y s e r s which have become so important for almost al.i ~rau~:~,(.~
mental n u c l e a r physics.
O N~¢~.,,~
102 pages, $ 4.60 s p i r a l - b o u n & $ 1.00 raft)mind) This e l e m e n t a r y Russiar~ primer aims oab" at providing a c!ue t, ~ the >~ad~i;: a~ ii~,,~:~.:~:;:~ sciev.tiIic t e x t s , a n d accordingly Dares out: many gramrnatic~i ami pi~;~w~,,;d : m ~:i!~ ~ !:~:>.~ and irregularities, Moreover t h e author, working on d m flattering ;~u~mpt~ ~ -(~~ ~ >:,,v:i~: :,, being scientists, h a v e no need of tl~e - ~ k w si,.~,ck-a~oidmg ai:~[u~,~ch ~i ~i ~. ~v;~ ~:~ }~: ~4i'~:,':~ ' within t h e self-imposed limitations )f fi3i~ r u~icalbc • " . , uti]ita,ia~ ' , ' U ,~ ~S .~......
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of e n d i n g s i n t e n d e d to facilitate the identHica!iou o~ d~e ~ o r d s a ' a d ~!.~e,~!"~ ~*~,:*~:~J $ i~ ~ ~'~ >