This revised edition comprises of the three volumes: Atomic. Molecular, and Nuclear Physics:
CHAPTER 1: electric Discharge through Gases
Electric Discharge under normal gas pressure
Electric Discharge under Low Gas Pressure
Cathode rays
Positive rays
x-rays
Chapter 2: The Electron
Charge to mass ratio (e/m)
Charge of the electron
Mass of the electron
Radius of the electron
Chapter 3: THE ELECTRON THEORY
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION IN METALS
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMOELECTRIC EFFECTS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Theoretical investigations
ZEEMAN EFFECT
CRITICISM OF THE ELECTRON THEORY
Major applications of ELECTRON emission
CHAPTER 4: Positive Rays
THOMSON'S PARABOLA METHOD OF POSITIVE RAY ANALYSIS
ASTON'S MASS SPECTROGRAPH
DEMPSTER'S MASS SPECTROGPAPH
BAINBRIDGE'S MASS SPECTROGRAPH
NIER'S MASS SPECTROGRAPH
BAINBRIDGE AND JORDAN DOUBLE-FOCUSSING MASS SPECTROGRAPH
THE ISOTOPIC CONSTITUTION OF ELEMENTS
CHAPTER 5: X-Rays
PRODUCTION AND DETECTION OF X-RAYS
The betatron
The ionizing power of X-rays
EXPERIMENT OF LAUE, FRIEDRICH AND KNIPPING
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF MEASURING μ FOR X-RAYS
CRYSTAL X-RAY SPECTROMETER
THE STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALS
CHAPTER 6: Radioactivity
ALPHA RAYS
BETA-RAYS
GAMMA-RAYS
USES OF RADIOACTIVITY
CHAPTER 7 : The Theory of Relativity
MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT
TROUTON-NOBLE EXPERIMENT
EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY
SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
CHAPTER 8: The Quantum Theory of Radiation
CLASSICAL THEORIES OF LIGHT
QUANTUM THEORY OF RADIATION
The photoelectric effect
MILLIKAN'S EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT OF MAURICE DE BROGLIE
The Compton effect
CHAPTER 9: The Wave Nature of Matter
DE BROGLIE'S CONCEPT OF MATTER WAVES
EXPERIMENTS OF DAVISSON AND GERMER
EXPERIMENTS OF G. P. THOMSON
QUANTUM MECHANICS
Matrices Algebra
WAVE MECHANICS
PRINCIPLE OF INDETERMINACY
CHAPTER 10: Quantum Statistics
Principles of statistical mechanics
Calculus of probabilities and its laws
CLASSICAL STATISTICS
APPLICATIONS OF THE QUANTUM STATISTICS
A. Bose-Einstein statistics
B. Fermi-Dirac statistics
CRITICISM OF THE QUANTUM STATISTICS
CHAPTER 11: The atom
The Atom Models
THOMSON ATOM MODEL
RUTHERFORD NUCLEAR ATOM MODEL
BOHR ATOM MODEL
VECTOR ATOM MODEL
OPTICAL SPECTRA
ZEEMAN EFFECT
PASCHEN-BACK EFFECT
STARK EFFECT
STERN AND GERLACH EXPERIMENT
THE WAVE MECHANICAL ATOM MODEL
CHAPTER 12: Molecular Spectra
Van der Waals type of binding
Molecular Spectra
Van der Waals type of binding
Metallic binding
MOLECULAR SPECTRA
Theory of the rotation-vibration spectra
Theory of the electronic band spectra
PECULIARITIES OF CERTAIN BAND SPECTRA
ISOTOPIC EFFECT IN MOLECULAR SPECTRA
RAMAN EFFECT
SOLID STATE SPECTROSCOPY
Chapter 13: Modern Problems of Radioactivity
The Nucleus of the Atom
Alpha disintegration
Beta disintegration
Gamma-ray emission
GAMMA RAY SPECTRA
Nuclear energy levels
ALPHA RAY SPECTRA
BETA RAY SPECTRA
CHAPTER 14: Artificial Transmutation
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ARTIFICIAL TRANSMUTATIONS
TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING SUITABLE AGENTS OF TRANSMUTATION
VAN DE GRAAFF ELECTROSTATIC HIGH TENSION GENERATOR
COCKCROFT AND WALTON TENSION MULTIPLIER
RESONANCE ACCELERATOR—CYCLOTRON
MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH METHOD IONIZATION CHAMBER METHOD
COUNTER METHOD
CLOUD CHAMBER METHOD
Diffusion cloud chamber
CERTAIN PROMINENT TYPES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS
THE REACTOR OR PILE
THE ATOM BOMB
CHAPTER 15: Cosmic Rays
A. The cosmic ray ionization chamber
B. The coincidence counters
C. The scintillation counters
D. The counter controlled cloud chamber
E. The photographic emulsion method
F. The bubble chamber method
THE ABSORPTION OF COSMIC RAYS IN MATTER
MEASUREMENT OF THE ENERGY OF COSMIC RAYS
POSITRON
Positronium
THE MESOTRON
Classification of the fundamental particles
CHAPTER 16: Structure and Properties of the Nucleus
1. STRUCTURE OF NUCLEI
A. Theories of nuclear composition
B. Nuclear Models
2. SIZE OF NUCLEI
A. NUCLEAR METHODS
B. ELECTRIC METHODS
3. NUCLEAR MASS
Mass defect
ANALYSIS OF THE HYPERFINE STRUCTURE IN ATOMIC SPECTRA
Nuclear electric quadrupole moments
