TY - BOOK ID - 7834565 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 - 3319417231 331941724X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Energy. KW - Nuclear energy. KW - Nuclear physics. KW - Heavy ions. KW - Hadrons. KW - Nuclear engineering. KW - Materials science. KW - Nuclear Energy. KW - Nuclear Engineering. KW - Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons. KW - Materials Science, general. KW - Nuclear batteries. KW - Radioisotopes. KW - Radioactive isotopes KW - Radioactive nuclides KW - Radionuclides KW - Atomic batteries KW - Batteries, Nuclear KW - Radioisotope batteries KW - Radioisotopic generators KW - Isotopes KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Radioactive substances KW - Radiochemistry KW - Electric batteries KW - Isotopic power generators KW - Nuclear energy KW - Materials. KW - Engineering KW - Engineering materials KW - Industrial materials KW - Engineering design KW - Manufacturing processes KW - Atomic nuclei KW - Atoms, Nuclei of KW - Nucleus of the atom KW - Physics KW - Materials KW - Material science KW - Physical sciences KW - Ions KW - Atomic energy KW - Atomic power KW - Energy, Atomic KW - Energy, Nuclear KW - Nuclear power KW - Power, Atomic KW - Power, Nuclear KW - Force and energy KW - Nuclear physics KW - Power resources KW - Nuclear facilities KW - Nuclear power plants UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7834565 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 -