FAQs
Level: Introductory, Intermediate
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How do I Reference Nucleonica in Scientific Publications?
See the wiki page on this subject... How do I Reference Nucleonica in Scientific Publications?
After selecting a nuclide in the Nuclide Explorer, I am having difficulties accessing the options - what's wrong?
(Qu.) When I click on for example Bi209 in the Nuclide Explorer with the right mouse button, there appears a list of possible options (Highlight daughters, show decay chain, etc.). When I click on one of these entries (for example Element Information) nothing happens - What's wrong?
(Ans.) All the entries in this list should work. You may have to "allow popups menus" in your browser (click near to the top of the page).
Why does the "back" button in the browser not work?
(Qu.) Sometime when I click on the "back" button in the browser, it does not take me to my previous page. What is the problem here?
(Ans.) Actually one should avoid using the back button. It is better to use the drop down menus (Applications, My Preferences, etc. ) to navigate to a particular page.
How do I find the polonium "Factfile" in Nucleonica?
(Qu.) I am trying to find information on poloniun-210 in Nucleonica. In particular I would like to find the po-210 "Factfile" - how do I find this information?
(Ans.) Just go to the wiki main page and enter polonium into the search engine - then press "search". The search engine will then return a list of links on the subject of polonium.
Alternativly, just click on the link below... http://www.nucleonica.com/wiki/index.php/ReadingRoom:Polonium-210
Many other interesting article can be found in the wiki ReadingRoom. This can be accessed from the wiki page by click on "Main" and then "ReadingRoom".
The context menu in Nuclide Explorer is a special feature for Internet Explorer and Firefox. All functionality is of course available through the standard menu.
I'm using Microsoft Excel. Why are the greek characters missing in the CSV file I downloaded?
The charset of the CSV file was not set correctly by Microsoft Excel. Do not open the CSV file directly but use the import functionality and choose Unicode as charset.
