| Issue |
EPL
Volume 80, Number 3, November 2007
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 30003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/80/30003 | |
| Published online | 10 October 2007 | |
Classical statistical thermodynamics approach for the exergy of nuclear radiation
Candida Oancea Institute, Polytechnic University of Bucharest - Spl. Independentei 313, Bucharest 060042, Romania
Received:
18
July
2007
Accepted:
13
September
2007
The exergy of nuclear radiation is evaluated by using a simple classical statistical thermodynamic approach. Only radiation particles with non-zero rest mass are considered (i.e. protons, neutrons, alpha and beta particles). The starting point is Weisskopf's compound nucleus evaporation theory.
PACS: 05.70.Ln – Nonequilibrium and irreversible thermodynamics / 84.60.Bk – Performance characteristics of energy conversion systems; figure of merit / 89.30.-g – Energy resources
© Europhysics Letters Association, 2007
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