org.jscience.physics.nuclear.kinematics.nuclear
Class Nucleus

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.physics.Particle
      org.jscience.physics.nuclear.kinematics.nuclear.NuclearParticle
          org.jscience.physics.nuclear.kinematics.nuclear.Nucleus

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Nucleus
extends NuclearParticle
implements java.io.Serializable

Class representing atomic nuclei for the purposes of kinematics calculations.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

int	A Mass number.
UncertainNumber	Ex Excitation of nucleus in MeV.
UncertainNumber	massExcess DOCUMENT ME!
static UncertainNumber	U_V90 Unified mass unit using the V90 standard.
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.List	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) DOCUMENT ME!
static Nucleus	parseNucleus(java.lang.String s) Parses a string like "197Au" into a Nucleus object.
static void	setMassTable(TableText tt) DOCUMENT ME!
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

U_V90

public static UncertainNumber U_V90

Unified mass unit using the V90 standard. See Audi and Wapstra 2003 evaluation.

A

public int A

Mass number.

Z

public int Z

Element Number.

Ex

public UncertainNumber Ex

Excitation of nucleus in MeV.

massExcess

public UncertainNumber massExcess

DOCUMENT ME!

Constructor Detail

Nucleus

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

Default constructor, returns an object representing a particular nucleus.

Parameters:

Z - element number

A - mass number

Ex - excitation energy in MeV

Throws:

NuclearException

Nucleus

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

Returns an object representing a particular nucleus.

Parameters:

Z - element number

A - mass number

Ex - excitation energy in MeV

Throws:

NuclearException

Nucleus

public Nucleus(int Z,
               int A)
        throws NuclearException

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

Parameters:

Z - element number

A - mass number

Ex - excitation energy in MeV

Throws:

NuclearException

Method Detail

setMassTable

public static void setMassTable(TableText tt)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

tt - DOCUMENT ME!

getElementSymbol

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

Returns element symbol for the specified element.

Parameters:

z_ - element number

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getElementNumber

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

Returns element number for the given Symbol.

Parameters:

symbol - element number

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

Throws:

NuclearException - DOCUMENT ME!

parseNucleus

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

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

Parameters:

s - element symbol (case insensitive) and mass number in any orders

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

Throws:

NuclearException - DOCUMENT ME!

getIsotopes

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

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

Parameters:

Z - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getMass

public UncertainNumber getMass()

Mass in MeV/c^2.

Specified by:

getMass in class NuclearParticle

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getGroundStateMass

public UncertainNumber getGroundStateMass()

Returns ground state mass in MeV/c^2.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getElementSymbol

public java.lang.String getElementSymbol()

Returns element symbol for this nucleus.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Checks if object represents the same isotope.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

hashCode

public int hashCode()

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

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Override of java.lang.Object for printing.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

main

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

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

args - DOCUMENT ME!