• Access to an on-line version
• Order DVD containing JANIS from NEA
  This free of charge DVD also contains a number of databases.

3: Internet Sources of Other Nuclear Data

• The IAEA maintains a very detailed list of nuclear databases of all kinds including those of value to persons engaged in prompt gamma-ray measurements.

• X-ray energies
  A source of information about X-ray energies and emission rates independent of nuclear decay. X-ray energies and emission rates of particular nuclides will be found with the gamma-ray data in the sources listed in Section 1.

• Nuclear Energy Levels (NuData 3)
  This URL was also mentioned above as a source of gamma-ray data. It is particularly useful for nuclear energy levels.

4: Nuclear Data in print

• Table of Radioactive Isotopes Browne, E., Firestone, R.B., Shirley, V.S., (Editor), Baglin, C.M., (Editor) (1999) , Wiley, New York.
  Earlier editions of this book have graced the desks of many gamma spectrometrists for a long time, and rightly so. If you want printed data, it doesn’t get better than this. It is comprehensive, authoritative and easy to use. Limitations are a lack of general ordering by energy, only very rudimentary display of isobaric decay relationships and there is no cascade information. This book was also in paperback form and was accompanied by a CD containing the TORI nuclear data tables referred to above. However, recent searches on Wiley and Amazon websites were unsuccessful - it would seem to be out of print.
• Evaluation of half-life data Woods, M.J., Collins, S.M., Woods, S.A. (2004) , NPL Report CAIR 8. Data intended to update the TECDOC-619 data and extend to 63 nuclides. These data are now incorporated into DDEP.
• Recommended Nuclear Decay Data Smith, D. and Woods, S.A (1995) , NPL Report RSA(EXT)53 Data for 53 nuclides taken from JEF 2, UKPADD and ENSDF databases. Does not include the TECDOC-619 nuclides. Superseded by DDEP
• The Radiochemical Manual Longworth, G. (Editor), (1998) AEA Technology plc., HMSO Publication Incorporates the NPL RSA(EXT)53 data and other data taken from the UKHEDD database. Includes the TECDOC-619 nuclides but does not incorporate the TECDOC-619 data. Superseded by DDEP and no longer recommended as a source nuclear data. That does not diminish the value of this manual from a general informative point of view.

5: Physics Information

• Mass Attenuation Coefficients
  This site is immensely useful for when absorption corrections must be made. Data is provided element-by-element and for a number of compounds and mixtures. A diagram of the attenuation curve is provided together with a table of coefficient at a large number of energies in ASCII and html format.
  
  • Coefficients for Elements
  • Coefficients for Mixtures/Compounds

• Physical Constants
  A subset of this data is available in html on this website.

• Isotopic Abundances of the elements
  The official IUPAC source of isotopic abundances.

• Atomic Masses
  A number of sources – choose the one you like best. They all refer to the same basic data.
  • IUPAC List
  • Excel spreadsheet
    This spreadsheet contains the full data set (not guaranteed to be entirely up-to-date) and also allows data to be selected by nuclide and allow decay energies of different modes of decay to be compared.

6: Chemical Information

• Periodic Tables
  All of these have links to information about individual elements via the table itself.
  • IUPAC online Periodic Table
  • Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights colourful pdf Periodic Table
  • Royal Society of Chemistry (less information, but more Flashy)
  • Wikipedia Periodic Table
    This is excellent, but you should be aware that all Wikipedia entries are capable of 'adjustment' by the Internet public at large. Cannot be regarded as the ultimate authority.
  • WebElements table (plus adverts).

• Elemental Abundances
  These URLs provide the abundances of the chemical elements in the solar system, earth's crust and the earth’s sea.
  • Abundances of the Chemical Elements
    

• Chemical Properties The Wikipedia Periodic Table (above) links to files for each element. To select a particular element, replace the ‘Periodic_Table’ in the URL with the name of the element. For example, for copper the URL is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper

• Chemistry of the Elements Many years ago the US National Academy of Sciences, within the National Research Council Nuclear Science Series, created a useful series of monographs on Radiochemistry and Radiochemical Technique. At a time when much of activation analysis involved chemical separation, these were invaluable. They are still on the Internet, but in a rather different location. This source also includes various other monographs relating to radiochemical processes. If nothing else, this is a trove for a radiochemical historian.

7: Miscellaneous Information

• NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
• Science Direct
  This is an immensely useful resource that I have used extensively in recent years is - especially while writing the Second Edition. This provides access to all the journals published by Elsevier. There is a good search facility to allow relevant articles to be found. It is also possible to put oneself on an email list to be sent the list of contents of selected journals as they are published – that alone has saved me many a wasted journey to the library. Non-registered users only have access to the article abstracts, but full copies can be bought online using a credit card. Persons registered, personally, through their place of work or university, have full download access to .pdf files of the full articles. The facility is pricey, but it does display author’s contact email addresses to allow you to make a request for a copy in the time-honoured fashion.

8: Other publications in print

• Radiation Detection and Measurement Knoll, G. F. (2000). Wiley, New York, third edition An excellent and indispensable text on radiation measurement in general, particularly good on explaining electronics and detection mechanisms; a paperback version also available.

• Gamma and X-Ray Spectrometry with Semiconductor Detectors Debertin, K. and Helmer, R. G. (1988). North Holland, Amsterdam Packed with interesting information, detailed on analysis, somewhat sketchy on hardware.

• Measurement and Detection of Radiation Tsoulfanidis, N. (1995). Taylor & Francis Inc; second edition. Covers more-or-less the same ground but a little less detailed than Knoll (1989).

• The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting Birks, J. B. (1964). Pergamon, Oxford A classic text.

• The Radiochemical Manual Longworth, G. (Editor) (1998), AEA Technology plc., HMSO Publication
  This is a useful explanation of a range of radiochemical matters. It comes with a CD containing a large catalogue of nuclear data. That should be regarded as superseded by DDEP (see Section 1). That does not diminish the value of this manual from a general informative point of view.

• Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with Particular Reference to Detector and Computer Evaluation Techniques Quittner, P. (1972). Hilger, London.
  An interesting slim volume.

• Quantitative X-Ray Spectrometry Jenkins, R., Gould, R. W. and Gedcke, D. (1981). Dekker, New York
  Chapter 4, on dead time losses, is of particular interest.

• The Atomic Nucleus Evans, R. D. (1982 and later editions). Krieger Publishing Company
  Still authoritative on basics, despite its age. A 2003 edition is listed but appears to be out-of-print.

• Radiochemical and Nuclear Methods of Analysis Ehmann, W. D. and Vance, D. E. (1991). Wiley, New York
  A readable and up-to-date text covering much of the material in Chapter 1 of Practical Gamma-Ray Spectrometry.