An Introduction to Experimental Nuclear Reactions

This book with a concise and simple approach on the subject of experimental nuclear physics. The subject being very technical is dealt with in a very lucid way so that the reader can grasp the concept and later gain hands on experience while doing field work.

Chinmay Basu born in the year 1967 in Kolkata is presently a Professor in the Nuclear Physics Division at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata. He did his Masters in Physics from the University of Calcutta with a specialization in Nuclear Physics and PhD in Physics from the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics on Non-equilibrium nuclear reactions. After his PhD, he continued as a research associate in the same institute and later joined as a faculty member in 2002. His interests in research are Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Astrophysics and development of nuclear gas detectors. He has about 40 publications in reputed international Journals and have delivered lectures at various institutes in India and abroad. He is also a guest teacher in the University of Calcutta and also regularly teaches in the Post MSc course at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics. The author’s present interests are in the field of Nuclear Astrophysics and its study through experiments with very low energy high current ion beams.