Krane - Komprehensive and Klear!
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Krane's book covers everything you need to know (and more) for an undergraduate nuclear physics course. The layout is clear and the subject material is explained well. There are also plenty of good diagrams using real experimental data, although these can sometimes be hard to understand. There is also a fair bit on experimental setups which may or may not be useful - depends on your course. Krane not only covers nuclear physics but also has good chapters on particle physics - mesons, Feynman diagrams, quarks...you name it, it's in Krane!
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You can expect from this book a good introduction to nuclear
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The basic guideline of this book is clarity. It is deserves most attention to introduce basic ideas of nuclear physics: nuclei's properties and forces are treated well, facing the main properties, then introducing the basic models and decays' rules. Later, it explains the principles of reactors, and at last a readable introduction to particle physics. All topics are treated from an experimental point of view, with abundant data, and of course, figures. Don't look for complicated maths or advanced topics. You can expect from this book a good introduction to nuclear physics. I liked it much than Segre's one; they are thinked for the same audience, but I think the basic facts are here clearer for a student. No previous quantum mechanics knowledge is needed, too (if needed, are in the first and second chapters). Of course, it is thought for undergraduate physics or engineers.
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