TY - GEN digital ID - 131565165 TI - Nuclear Batteries and Radioisotopes AU - Prelas, Mark AU - Boraas, Matthew AU - De La Torre Aguilar, Fernando AU - Seelig, John-David AU - Tchakoua Tchouaso, Modeste AU - Wisniewski, Denis PY - 2016 SN - 9783319417240 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Thermodynamics KW - Elementary particles KW - Nuclear physics KW - Materials sciences KW - Nuclear energy KW - ionen KW - thermodynamica KW - elementaire deeltjes KW - quarks KW - materiaalkennis KW - deeltjesfysica KW - energie (technologie) KW - kernenergie KW - atoomfysica UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131565165 AB - This book explains the physics of nuclear battery operation. It provides a comprehensive background that allows readers to understand all past and future developments in the field. The supply and cost of radioisotopes for use in applications (focused on nuclear batteries) are covered in the initial sections of the text. The interaction of ionizing radiation with matter is discussed as applied to nuclear batteries. The physics of interfacing the radioisotopes to the transducers which represent the energy conversion mechanism for nuclear batteries are described for possible nuclear battery configurations. Last but not least the efficiencies of nuclear battery configurations are discussed combined with a review of the literature on nuclear battery research. ER -