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Second edition. |
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1 online resource (784 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Physics and Engineering of Radiation Detection; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1 Properties and sources of radiation; 1.1 Types of radiation; 1.2 Waves or particles?; 1.3 Radioactivity and radioactive decay; 1.3.A Decay energy or Q-value; 1.3.B The decay equation; 1.3.C Composite radionuclides; 1.3.D Radioactive chain; 1.3.E Decay equilibrium; E.1 Secular equilibrium; E.2 Transient equilibrium; E.3 No equilibrium; 1.3.F Branching ratio; 1.3.G Units of radioactivity; 1.4 Activation; 1.5 Sources of radiation. |
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1.5.A Natural sourcesA. 1 Cosmic radiation sources; A.2 Terrestrial radiation sources; A.3 Internal radiation sources; 1.5.B Man-made sources; 1.6 General properties and sources of particles and waves; 1.6.A Photons; A.1 Sources of photons; X-ray machine; Synchrotron radiation; Laser; Gas lasers; Liquid lasers; Solid-state lasers; New developments; Radioactive sources of photons; 1.6.B Electrons; B.1 Sources of electrons; Electron gun; Radioactive sources of electrons; 1.6.C Positrons; C.1 Sources of positrons; Particle accelerators; Radioactive sources of positrons; 1.6.D Protons. |
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2.1.A Inverse square law2.1.B Cross section; 2.1.C Mean free path; 2.1.D Radiation length; 2.1.E Conservation laws; E.1 Conservation of energy; E.2 Conservation of momentum; E.3 Conservation of electrical charge; 2.2 Types of particle interactions; 2.2.A Elastic scattering; 2.2.B Inelastic scattering; 2.2.C Annihilation; 2.2.D Bremsstrahlung; 2.2.E Cherenkov radiation; 2.3 Interaction of photons with matter; 2.3.A Interaction mechanisms; A.1 Photoelectric effect; A.2 Compton scattering; A.3 Thompson scattering; A.4 Rayleigh scattering; A.5 Pair production. |
| Summary |
Physics and Engineering of Radiation Detection presents an overview of the physics of radiation detection and its applications. It covers the origins and properties of different kinds of ionizing radiation, their detection and measurement, and the procedures used to protect people and the environment from their potentially harmful effects. The second edition is fully revised and provides the latest developments in detector technology and analyses software. Also, more material related to measurements in particle physics and a complete solutions manual have been added. Discusses the experim. |
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Ionizing radiation -- Measurement.
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Rayonnement ionisant -- Mesure.
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Ionizing radiation -- Measurement
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ahmed, Syed Naeem. Physics and engineering of radiation detection. Second edition. Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, ©2015 xix, 763 pages 9780128013632 |
| ISBN |
9780128016442 (e-book) |
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0128016442 (e-book) |
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9780128013632 |
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012801363X |
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CHDSB 006339228 |
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DEBBG BV043216225 |
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DEBSZ 434137707 |
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GBVCP 832442984 |
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AU@ 000054982104 |
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