x the early stages, to the Programme Committee for their assistance in formulating the programme and for their continued support throughout, to the session chairmen and scientific secretaries, who ensured the smooth running of the proceedings, and to all the delegates, who, by their full participation and lively discussions have demonstrated the continuing vigour of this field of physics. We also gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of the Institute of Physics, the British Council and IUPAP, and thank the Royal Society for additional financial support. Our thanks also are due to Chester College for their hospitality, to SERC Daresbury Laboratory for organi- zational support and for providing the conference staff at Chester. Finally, we owe a particular debt of gratitude to Mrs. Shirley Lowndes and Mrs. Christine Lloyd (Jackson) for their continuous and efficient work as mainstays of the conference organization. J.S. Lilley and M.A. Nagarajan International Scientific Advisory Committee A. Arima 11.V. !!ihailovic Brink V.G. Neuclatchin D.lI. D.A. Bromley J.O. Newton A. Dudzanowski D. Robson E.G. Giraud II. Tanaka 11. Harvey Y.C. Tang H.D. Holmgren A. Van der \loude D.F. Jackson \J.T. n. van Oers B.K. Jain A. IJeiguny Kin?, Sing Nan K. lJildermuth P. Krager Programme Committee D.lI. Brink G.C. Horrison L.L. Green 11. A. Nagarajan D.F. IJ. R.

Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications is an introduction to the basic theory and applications of modern nuclear physics. Aimed at students taking a first course in nuclear physics, the text is divided into two broad sections. The first part provides a general introduction to nuclear physics, whilst the latter half focuses on some of the most important and current applications, including nuclear medicine, instrumentation and energy from fission and fusion. Written from an experimental point of view, this text offers the reader many practical examples and problems to help encourage understanding. Although, complex material treatments are avoided, derivations of formulae are given as necessary, but with a minimum mathematical complexity.
Carefully written and structured, this book will appeal to science and engineering students who reequire an understanding of the fundamental principles of nuclear physics and its applications.

Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications

• is a modern approach to nuclear physics, covering the basic theory and emphasising many of the varied and important applications.
• Has been carefully written and structured, to allow flexibility in use to match a variety of course needs and requirements.
• Includes a variety of examples and problems in each chapter, with hints to solving these included in the appendix.
• Avoids complex and extensive mathematical treatments.