"Radioisotopes: Applications in Physical Sciences" ed. by Nirmal Singh

This book consists of selected chapters on the recent application in: Radioisotopes and Some Physical Aspects, Radioisotopes in Environment and Radioisotopes in Power System Space Applications.

Section I contains nine chapters on radioisotopes and production and their various applications in some physical and chemical processes.
In Section II, ten chapters on the applications of radioisotopes in environment have been added. The interesting articles related to soil, water, environmental dosimetry/tracer and composition analyzer etc. are worth reading.
Section III has three chapters on the use of radioisotopes in power systems which generate electrical power by converting heat released from the nuclear decay of radioactive isotopes. The system has to be flown in space for space exploration and radioisotopes can be a good alternative for heat-to-electrical energy conversion.

Contents
Preface
Part 1 Radioisotopes and Some Physical Aspects
1 Natural Occurring Radionuclide Materials
2 Research Reactor Fuel Fabrication to Produce Radioisotopes
3 Application of Enriched Stable Isotopes in Element Uptake and Translocation in Plant
4 Diffusion Experiment in Lithium Ionic Conductors with the Radiotracer of 8Li
5 Determination of Chemical State and External Magnetic Field Effect on the Energy Shifts and X-Ray Intensity Ratios of Yttrium and Its Compounds
6 Angular Dependence of Fluorescence X-Rays and Alignment of Vacancy State Induced by Radioisotopes
7 Determination of Actinides Using Digital Pulse Processing Analysis
8 The Newly Calculations of Production Cross Sections for Some Positron Emitting and Single Photon Emitting Radioisotopes in Proton Cyclotrons
9 History of Applications of Radioactive Sources in Analytical Instruments for Planetary Exploration
Part 2 Radioisotopes in Environment
10 Environmental Dosimetry - Measurements and Calculations
11 Radiological Survey in Soil of South America
12 Radioactivity in Marine Salts and Sediments
13 Utilizing Radioisotopes for Trace Metal Speciation Measurements in Seawater
14 Cesium (137Cs and 133Cs), Potassium and Rubidium in Macromycete Fungi and Sphagnum Plants
15 Body Composition Analyzer Based on PGNAA Method
16 Transportation Pathway of Potassium and Phosphorous in Grape Fruit
17 Intercellular Communication in Response to Radiation Induced Stress: Bystander Effects in Vitro and in Vivo and Their Possible Clinical Implications
18 The Potential Of 1-129 as an Environmental Tracer
19 Hydrodynamic Characterization of Industrial Flotation Machines Using Radioisotopes
Part 3 Radioisotopes in Power System Applications
20 Radioisotope Power: A Key Technology for Deep Space Exploration
21 Radioisotope Power Systems for Space Applications
22 U.S. Space Radioisotope Power Systems and Applications: Past, Present and Future