dwvisser.nuclear
Class Nucleus

java.lang.Object
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  +--dwvisser.nuclear.Particle
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        +--dwvisser.nuclear.Nucleus

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Nucleus

extends Particle

implements java.io.Serializable

Class representing atomic nuclei for the purposes of kinematics calculations.

Author:

Dale W Visser

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

int	A Mass number.
UncertainNumber	bindingEnergy The binding energy in MeV for this Nucleus object.
UncertainNumber	Ex Excitation of nucleus in MeV.
static UncertainNumber	NEUTRON_MASS
static UncertainNumber	PROTON_MASS
int	Z Element Number.

Constructor Summary

Nucleus(int Z, int A)
Returns an object representing a particular nucleus in its ground state.

Nucleus(int Z, int A, double Ex)
Returns an object representing a particular nucleus.

Nucleus(int Z, int A, UncertainNumber Ex)
Default constructor, returns an object representing a particular nucleus.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Checks if object represents the same isotope.
static int	getElementNumber(java.lang.String symbol) Returns element number for the given Symbol.
java.lang.String	getElementSymbol() Returns element symbol for this nucleus.
static java.lang.String	getElementSymbol(int z_) Returns element symbol for the specified element.
UncertainNumber	getGroundStateMass() Returns ground state mass in MeV/c^2.
static java.util.Vector	getIsotopes(int Z) Pass through call to return all stable isotopes for this element.
UncertainNumber	getMass() Mass in MeV/c^2.
int	hashCode() Inherited from java.lang.Object for storing in a HashTable.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static Nucleus	parseNucleus(java.lang.String s) Parses a string like "197Au" into a Nucleus object.
java.lang.String	toString() Override of java.lang.Object for printing.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PROTON_MASS

public static UncertainNumber PROTON_MASS

NEUTRON_MASS

public static UncertainNumber NEUTRON_MASS

A

public int A

Mass number.

Z

public int Z

Element Number.

Ex

public UncertainNumber Ex

Excitation of nucleus in MeV.

bindingEnergy

public UncertainNumber bindingEnergy

The binding energy in MeV for this Nucleus object.

Constructor Detail

Nucleus

public Nucleus(int Z,
               int A,
               UncertainNumber Ex)

Default constructor, returns an object representing a particular nucleus.

Parameters:

Z - element number

A - mass number

Ex - excitation energy in MeV

Nucleus

public Nucleus(int Z,
               int A,
               double Ex)

Returns an object representing a particular nucleus.

Parameters:

Z - element number

A - mass number

Ex - excitation energy in MeV

Nucleus

public Nucleus(int Z,
               int A)

Returns an object representing a particular nucleus in its ground state.

Parameters:

Z - element number

A - mass number

Method Detail

getElementSymbol

public static java.lang.String getElementSymbol(int z_)

Returns element symbol for the specified element.

Parameters:

z_ - element number

getElementNumber

public static int getElementNumber(java.lang.String symbol)

Returns element number for the given Symbol.

parseNucleus

public static Nucleus parseNucleus(java.lang.String s)

Parses a string like "197Au" into a Nucleus object.

getIsotopes

public static java.util.Vector getIsotopes(int Z)

Pass through call to return all stable isotopes for this element.

getMass

public UncertainNumber getMass()

Mass in MeV/c^2.

Specified by:

getMass in class Particle

getGroundStateMass

public UncertainNumber getGroundStateMass()

Returns ground state mass in MeV/c^2.

getElementSymbol

public java.lang.String getElementSymbol()

Returns element symbol for this nucleus.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Checks if object represents the same isotope.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Inherited from java.lang.Object for storing in a HashTable.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Override of java.lang.Object for printing.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)