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ISBN: 1-281-01204-1 , 9786611012045 , 0-08-049505-2

Content: The book describes the preparation of samples from a wide variety of matrices, assists the investigator or technician in the selection and use of appropriate radiation detector, and presents the latest state-of-the-art computerized and automated methods of analysis. The new Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis is suitable as a teaching text for university and professional training courses. Of interest to those working in a wide spectrum of disciplines, including: scientists, engineers, physicians, and technicians involved with the preparation, utilization, or disposal of radioactive materials an

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Foreword to the First Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Chapter 1. Nuclear Radiation, Its Interaction with Matter and Radioisotope Decay; I. Introduction; II. Particulate Radiation; III. Electromagnetic Radiation-Photons; IV. Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter; V. Stopping Power and Linear Energy Transfer; VI. Radioisotope Decay; VII. Radioactivity Units and Radionuclide Mass , ReferencesChapter 2. Gas Ionization Detectors; I. Introduction: Principles of Radiation Detection by Gas Ionization; II. Characterization of Gas Ionization Detectors; III. Definition of Operating Characteristics of Gas Ionization Detectors; IV. Ion Chambers; V. Proportional Gas Ionization Detectors; VI. Geiger-Mueller Counters; VII. Special Types of Ionization Detectors; References; Chapter 3. Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors; I. Introduction; II. Fundamental Principles and Methods of Solid State Nuclear Track Detection; III. Measurements and Applications; IV. Conclusion; Acknowledgments , ReferencesChapter 4. Semiconductor Detectors; I. Introduction; II. Ge Detectors; III. Si Detectors; IV. Spectroscopic Analyses with Semiconductor Detectors; References; Chapter 5. Liquid Scintillation Analysis: Principles and Practice; I. Introduction; II. Basic Theory; III. Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC) or Analyzer (LSA); IV. Quench in Liquid Scintillation Counting; V. Methods of Quench Correction in Liquid Scintillation Counting; VI. Analysis of X-ray, Gamma-Ray, Atomic Electron, and Positron Emitters; VII. Common Interferences in Liquid Scintillation Counting , VIII. Multiple Radionuclide AnalysisIX. Radionuclide Standardization; X. Neutron/Gamma-Ray Measurement and Discrimination; XI. Microplate Scintillation and Luminescence Counting; XII. Photon Electron Rejecting Alpha Liquid Scintillation (PERALS) Spectrometry; XIII. Simultaneous a-b Analysis; XIV. Scintillation in Dense (Liquid) Rare Gases; XV. Radionuclide Identification; XVI. Air Luminescence Counting; XVII. Liquid Scintillation Counter Performance; XVIII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Environmental Liquid Scintillation Analysis; I. Introduction , II. Low Level Liquid Scintillation Counting TheoryIII. Alpha/Beta Discrimination; IV. Analysis Of Beta Emitting Radionuclides; V. Analysis of Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides Using Conventional LS Spectrometers with Pulse Shape Discrimination; References; Chapter 7. Radioactivity Counting Statistics; I. Introduction; II. Statistical Distributions; III. Analysis of a Sample of Results; IV. Statistical Inference; V. Regression; VI. Detection Limits; References; Relevant Statistical Reference Tables; Chapter 8. Sample Preparation Techniques for Liquid Scintillation Analysis; I. Introduction , II. LSC Cocktail Components , English

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ISBN: 1-281-11984-9 , 9786611119843 , 0-08-054888-1

Content: Radioactivity: Introduction and Early History provides an introduction to radioactivity from natural and artificial sources on earth and radiation of cosmic origins. This book answers many questions for the layperson, student, teacher, and even practitioner as to the origins, properties, detection and measurement, and applications of radioactivity. Written at a level that most laypersons can appreciate, it includes many calculations that students and teachers may use in class work. Radioactivity: Introduction and Early History also serves as a refresher for experienced practitioners wh

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front cover; Radioactivity; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Introduction: Radioactivity and Our Well-Being; 1 Human Health; 2 Biological Research; 3 Food and Agriculture; 4 Water Resources; 5 Marine Resources; 6 Industrial Applications; 7 Nuclear Power; 8 Summary; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part I: for Chapter 1; Chapter 1: Alpha Radiation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Decay Energy; 1.3 Alpha-Particle Interactions with Matter; 1.4 Alpha-Particle Ranges; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part II: for Chapter 2; Chapter 2: Beta Radiation; 2.1 Introduction , 2.2 Negatrons2.3 Positrons; 2.4 Beta-Particle Absorption and Transmission; 2.5 Stopping Power and Linear Energy Transfer; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part III: for Chapter 3; Chapter 3: Gamma- and X-Radiation-Photons; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Dual Nature: Wave and Particle; 3.3 Gamma Radiation; 3.4 Annihilation Radiation; 3.5 Cherenkov Radiation; 3.6 X-Radiation; 3.7 Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part IV: for Chapter 4; Chapter 4: Neutron Radiation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Neutron Classification; 4.3 Sources of Neutrons , 4.4 Interactions of Neutrons with Matter4.5 Neutron Attenuation and Cross-Sections; 4.6 Neutron Decay; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part V: for Chapter 5; Chapter 5: Atomic Electron Radiation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Internal-Conversion Electrons; 5.3 Auger Electrons; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VI: for Chapter 6; Chapter 6: Cosmic Radiation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Classification and Properties; 6.3 Showers of the Cosmic Radiation; 6.4 Cosmic Rays Underground; 6.5 Origins of Cosmic Radiation; 6.6 Cosmic Background Radiation; 6.7 Dose from Cosmic Radiation and Other Sources , Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VII: for Chapter 7Chapter 7: Cherenkov Radiation; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Theory and Properties; 7.3 Cherenkov Photons from Gamma-Ray Interactions; 7.4 Particle Identification (PID); 7.5 Applications in Radionuclide Analysis; Radioactivity Hall of Fame-Part VIII: for Chapter 8; Chapter 8: Radionuclide Decay, Mass, and Radioactivity Units; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Half-Life; 8.3 General Decay Equations; 8.4 Secular Equilibrium; 8.5 Transient Equilibrium; 8.6 No Equilibrium; 8.7 More Complex Decay Schemes; 8.8 Radioactivity Units and Radionuclide Mass , Appendix A: Particle Range-Energy CorrelationsAppendix B: Periodic Table of the Elements; References; Index , English

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Note: Front Cover -- Radioactivity: Introduction and History, From the Quantum to Quarks -- About the Cover Illustration -- Radioactivity: Introduction and History, From the Quantum to Quarks -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the Author -- Foreword -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols -- Introduction -- 1 - Radioactivity and Our Well-Being -- 1.1 HUMAN HEALTH -- 1.1.1 X-Ray Diagnostic Radiography -- 1.1.2 X-Ray Computed Tomography -- 1.1.3 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography -- 1.1.4 Positron Emission Tomography -- 1.1.5 Radiation Therapy -- 1.1.5.a External Beam Radiation Therapy -- 1.1.5.b Brachytherapy -- 1.1.5.c Proton Beam and Heavy Ion Therapy -- 1.1.5.d Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- 1.1.6 Radioactive Nanoparticles in Cancer Imaging and Therapy -- 1.2 BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH -- 1.3 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE -- 1.3.1 Insect Pest Control -- 1.3.2 Fertilizer and Water Use Efficiency -- 1.3.2.a Fertilizer Use Efficiency -- 1.3.2.b Soil Moisture Neutron Gauge -- 1.3.2.c Cosmic Ray Soil Moisture Observing System -- 1.3.2.d Isotopic Water Signatures -- 1.3.3 Animal Health and Production -- 1.3.4 Plant Breeding -- 1.4 WATER RESOURCES -- 1.5 MARINE RESOURCES -- 1.5.1 Climate Change and Marine Acidification -- 1.5.2 Ocean Water Transport and Circulation -- 1.5.3 Harmful Algal Blooms in Marine Coastal Waters -- 1.5.4 Other Isotope Applications in Marine Science -- 1.6 RADIATION TECHNOLOGY -- 1.6.1 Research Reactors and Accelerators -- 1.6.2 Neutron Diffraction and Scattering -- 1.6.3 Neutron Radiography -- 1.6.4 Neutron Activation Analysis -- 1.6.5 X-Ray Diffraction, Emission, and Fluorescence Analysis -- 1.6.5.a X-Ray Diffraction/Crystallography -- 1.6.5.b Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) -- 1.6.5.c X-Ray Fluorescence -- 1.6.6 Radiation Processing -- 1.7 NUCLEAR POWER. , 1.7.1 Nuclear Fission -- 1.7.2 Desalination -- 1.7.3 Nuclear Fusion -- 1.7.3.a Principles -- 1.7.3.b Past and Future Developments -- 1.7.3.c Fusion Power Reactor -- 1.7.3.d Plasma Magnetic Confinement -- 1.7.3.e Size and Energy Output of the ITER Tokamak -- 1.7.3.f Advantages of Fusion -- 1.8 SUMMARY -- 2 - Basic Concepts and Definitions -- 2.1 PROPERTIES OF ATOMIC CONSTITUENTS -- 2.2 NUCLIDE NOMENCLATURE -- 2.3 MASS AND ENERGY -- 2.4 Q VALUE -- 2.5 NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES -- 2.5.1 Radionuclides of Cosmogenic Origin -- 2.5.2 Long-Lived Radionuclides -- 2.5.3 Natural Radioactive Decay Chains -- 2.6 ARTIFICIALLY PRODUCED RADIONUCLIDES -- 3 - Hall of Fame: Part I -- DEMOCRITUS (C.460-C.370BC) -- WILHELM C. RONTGEN (1845-1923) -- IVAN PAVLOVICH PULUJ (A.K.A. JOHANN PULUJ 1845-1918) -- HENRI BECQUEREL (1852-1908) -- PIERRE CURIE (1859-1906) AND MARIE CURIE (1867-1934) -- PAUL VILLARD (1860-1934) -- ERNEST RUTHERFORD (1871-1937) -- JOHANNES ``HANS'' GEIGER (1882-1945) -- HENDRICK A. LORENTZ (1853-1928) -- JAMES CLERK MAXWELL (1831-1879) -- PIETER ZEEMAN (1865-1943) -- JEAN B. PERRIN (1870-1942) -- JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON (1856-1940) -- HANTARO NAGAOKA (1865-1950) -- PHILIPP LENARD (1862-1947) -- 4 - Alpha Radiation -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 DECAY ENERGY -- 4.3 ALPHA DECAY-ENERGY AND HALF-LIFE RELATIONSHIP -- 4.4 ALPHA PARTICLE INTERACTIONS WITH MATTER -- 4.5 ALPHA PARTICLE RANGES -- 5 - Hall of Fame: Part II -- FREDERICK SODDY (1877-1956) -- C.T.R. WILSON (1869-1959) -- FREDERIC JOLIET (1900-1958) AND IRENE JOLIET-CURIE (1897-1956) -- ENRICO FERMI (1901-1954) -- WOLFGANG PAULI (1900-1958) -- FREDERICK REINES (1918-1998) AND CLYDE L. COWAN, JR. (1919-1974) -- OTTO STERN (1888-1969) -- 6 - Beta Radiation and Beta Decay -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION -- 6.2 NEGATRON (β-) EMISSION -- 6.2.1 Basic Principles -- 6.2.2 Inverse Beta Decay -- 6.2.3 Neutrino Mass. , 6.2.4 Negatron Decay Energy -- 6.3 POSITRON (β+) EMISSION -- 6.3.1 Basic Principles -- 6.3.2 N/Z Ratios and Beta Decay -- 6.3.3 Positron Decay Energy -- 6.4 ELECTRON CAPTURE -- 6.4.1 Basic Principles -- 6.4.2 EC Decay Energy -- 6.4.3 Chemical and Pressure Effects on EC Decay Rates -- 6.5 BRANCHING β-, β+, AND EC DECAY -- 6.6 DOUBLE-BETA (ββ) DECAY -- 6.6.1 Discovery and Current Research -- 6.6.2 ββ Decay Energy -- 6.6.3 Neutrinoless ββ Decay -- 6.7 BETA PARTICLE INTERACTIONS WITH MATTER -- 6.8 BETA PARTICLE ABSORPTION AND TRANSMISSION -- 6.9 STOPPING POWER AND LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER -- 6.9.1 Stopping Power -- 6.9.2 Linear Energy Transfer -- 7 - Hall of Fame: Part III -- MAX PLANCK (1858-1947) -- LOUIS DE BROGLIE (1892-1987) -- ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) -- Early Years -- Discovery of the Photon Particle -- Discovery of Molecular Dimensions in Brownian Motion -- Relativity -- Relativistic Length Contraction and Time Dilation -- Length Contraction in Relativity -- Time Dilation in Relativity -- Evidence for Relativity Provided by Muons in the Showers of Cosmic Radiation -- Evidence for Relativity From Particle Accelerator Experiments -- Equivalence of Mass and Energy (E=mc2) -- Energy and Mass in Relativity -- Relativistic Mass Calculations -- Interaction of Gravitational Mass and Photons -- Professorships in Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, and USA -- Einstein's Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Einstein the Pacifist -- ARTHUR H. COMPTON (1892-1962) -- WU YOUXUN (1897-1977) -- YOSHIO NISHINA (1890-1951) -- Formation into Japan's Pioneer of Modern Physics -- Pioneer of Modern Physics -- Work on Atomic Bomb Project -- Heartbreaking Loss and Recovery -- MAX VON LAUE (1879-1960) -- SIR WILLIAM HENRY BRAGG (1862-1942) AND SIR WILLIAM LAWRENCE BRAGG (1890-1971) -- ROSALIND FRANKLIN (1920-1958) -- HENRY G.J. MOSELEY (1887-1915). , CHARLES GLOVER BARKLA (1877-1944) -- MANNE SIEGBAHN (1886-1978) -- ROBERT A. MILLIKAN (1868-1953) AND HARVEY FLETCHER (1884-1981) -- HOMI J. BHABHA (1909-1966) -- 8 - Electromagnetic Radiation: Photons -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION -- 8.2 DUAL NATURE: WAVE AND PARTICLE -- 8.3 GAMMA RADIATION -- 8.4 ANNIHILATION RADIATION -- 8.5 CHERENKOV RADIATION -- 8.6 X-RADIATION -- 8.6.1 X-Rays Characterized by Discrete Spectral Lines -- 8.6.2 Bremsstrahlung -- 8.6.2.1 Bremsstrahlung in Beta-Particle Absorbers -- 8.6.2.2 Artificially Produced Bremsstrahlung -- 8.6.2.3 Inner or Internal Bremsstrahlung -- 8.6.2.4 Nuclear Bremsstrahlung (Nuclear Startstrahlung) -- 8.6.3 X-Rays From Beta-Particle Emissions -- 8.7 SYNCHROTRON RADIATION -- 8.7.1 Synchrotron Radiation From Natural Sources -- 8.7.2 Discovery of Synchrotron Radiation -- 8.7.3 Synchrotron Radiation and Accelerated Electron Properties -- 8.7.4 Synchrotron Radiation Production and Applications -- 8.8 INTERACTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH MATTER -- 8.8.1 Introduction -- 8.8.2 Photoelectric Effect -- 8.8.3 Compton Effect -- 8.8.4 Pair Production -- 8.8.5 Combined Photon Interactions -- 9 - Hall of Fame: Part IV -- JAMES CHADWICK (1891-1974) -- LISE MEITNER (1878-1968) AND OTTO HAHN (1879-1968) -- LEO SZILARD (1898-1964) -- JOSEPH ROTBLAT (1908-2005) -- THE RUSSELL-EINSTEIN MANIFESTO, LONDON, JULY 9, 1955 -- Resolution -- Signed -- EDWARD TELLER (1908-2003) -- 10 - Neutron Radiation -- 10.1 INTRODUCTION -- 10.2 NEUTRON CLASSIFICATION -- 10.3 NEUTRON SOURCES -- 10.3.1 Alpha-Particle-Induced Nuclear Reactions -- 10.3.2 Spontaneous Fission -- 10.3.3 Neutron-Induced Fission -- 10.3.3.1 Decay of 90Sr -- 10.3.3.2 Decay of 143Xe -- 10.3.4 Photoneutron (γ,n) Sources -- 10.3.5 Accelerator Sources -- 10.3.6 Nuclear Fusion -- 10.3.7 Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion (IECF). , 10.4 INTERACTIONS OF NEUTRONS WITH MATTER -- 10.4.1 Elastic Scattering -- 10.4.2 Inelastic Scattering -- 10.4.3 Neutron Capture -- 10.4.4 Nonelastic Reactions -- 10.4.5 Nuclear Fission -- 10.5 NEUTRON ATTENUATION AND CROSS-SECTIONS -- 10.6 NEUTRON DECAY -- 11 - Hall of Fame: Part V -- NIELS BOHR (1885-1962) -- GUSTAV HERTZ (1887-1975) AND JAMES FRANCK (1882-1964) -- THE FRANCK REPORT, JUNE 11, 1945, JAMES FRANCK (CHAIRMAN) -- I. Preamble -- II. Prospectives of Armaments Race -- III. Prospectives of Agreement -- IV. Methods of International Control -- THE FRANCK-HERTZ EXPERIMENT -- WERNER HEISENBERG (1901-1976), ERWIN SCHRODINGER (1887-1961), MAX BORN (1882-1970), AND PAUL A.M. DIRAC (1902-1984) -- CLINTON DAVISSON (1881-1958) AND GEORGE PAGET THOMSON (1892-1975) -- PIERRE VICTOR AUGER (1899-1993) -- 12 - Atomic Electron Radiation -- 12.1 INTRODUCTION -- 12.2 INTERNAL CONVERSION ELECTRONS -- 12.3 AUGER ELECTRONS -- 13 - Hall of Fame: Part VI -- VICTOR F. HESS (1883-1964) -- CARL D. ANDERSON (1905-1991) -- PATRICK M.S. BLACKETT (1897-1974) -- HIDEKI YUKAWA (1907-1981) -- CECIL F. POWELL (1903-1969) -- EMILIO SEGRE (1905-1989) AND OWEN CHAMBERLAIN (1920-2006) -- DONALD A. GLASER (1926-2013) -- MANUEL SANDOVAL VALLARTA (1899-1977) -- 14 - Cosmic Radiation -- 14.1 INTRODUCTION -- 14.2 CLASSIFICATION AND PROPERTIES -- 14.3 SHOWERS OF COSMIC RADIATION -- 14.4 COSMIC RAYS UNDERGROUND -- 14.5 ORIGINS OF COSMIC RADIATION -- 14.6 COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND RADIATION AND THE BIG-BANG THEORY -- 14.7 RADIATION DOSE FROM COSMIC RADIATION AND OTHER SOURCES -- 15 - Hall of Fame: Part VII -- SERGEI IVANOVICH VAVILOV (1891-1951) -- PAVEL ALEKSEYEVICH CHERENKOV (1904-1990) -- IL'JA MIKHAILOVICH FRANK (1908-1990) AND IGOR YEVGENYEVICH TAMM (1895-1971) -- 16 - Cherenkov Radiation -- 16.1 INTRODUCTION -- 16.2 THEORY AND PROPERTIES -- 16.2.1 Threshold Condition. , 16.2.2 Threshold Energies.

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Content: The updated and much expanded 3e of the Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis is an authoritative reference providing the principles, practical techniques, and procedures for the accurate measurement of radioactivity from the very low levels encountered in the environment to higher levels measured in radioisotope research, clinical laboratories, biological sciences, radionuclide standardization, nuclear medicine, nuclear power, and fuel cycle facilities and in the implementation of nuclear forensic analysis and nuclear safeguards. The book describes the basic principles of radiation det

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis; Copyright; Acronyms - Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols; ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS; Foreword; FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; Chapter 1 - Radiation Physics and Radionuclide Decay; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DISCOVERY AND EARLY CHARACTERIZATION OF RADIOACTIVITY; III. BASIC UNITS AND DEFINITIONS; IV. PROPERTIES OF THE NUCLEUS; V. NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES; VI. ARTIFICIALLY PRODUCED RADIONUCLIDES; VII. NUCLEAR REACTIONS; VIII. PARTICULATE RADIATION; IX. ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - PHOTONS , X. INTERACTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH MATTER XI. RADIOACTIVE NUCLEAR RECOIL; XII. COSMIC RADIATION; XIII. RADIATION DOSE; XIV. STOPPING POWER AND LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; XV. RADIONUCLIDE DECAY, INGROWTH, AND EQUILIBRIUM; XVI. RADIOACTIVITY UNITS AND RADIONUCLIDE MASS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Radioactivity Counting Statistics; I.INTRODUCTION; II. STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; III. ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE OF RESULTS; IV. STATISTICAL INFERENCE; V. REGRESSION; VI. DETECTION LIMITS; VII. METROLOGY APPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; RELEVANT STATISTICAL REFERENCES TABLES , Chapter 3 - Gas Ionization Detectors I. INTRODUCTION: PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION DETECTION BY GAS IONIZATION; II. CHARACTERIZATION OF GAS IONIZATION DETECTORS; III. DEFINITION OF OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF GAS IONIZATION DETECTORS; IV. ION CHAMBERS; V. PROPORTIONAL GAS IONIZATION DETECTORS; VI. GEIGER-MÜLLER COUNTERS; VII. SPECIAL TYPES OF IONIZATION DETECTORS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Solid-State Nuclear Track Detectors; PART 1 ELEMENTS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DETECTOR MATERIALS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS , III. RECORDABLE PARTICLES WITH SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS IV. TRACK FORMATION MECHANISMS AND CRITERIA; V. TRACK REVELATION; VI. PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; VII. TRACK FADING AND ANNEALING; VIII. INSTRUMENTATION; PART 2 APPLICATIONS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY; III. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES; IV. LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; V. NANOTECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION INDUCED MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Semiconductor Detectors; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GE DETECTORS; III. SI DETECTORS , IV. SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSES WITH SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORSREFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Alpha Spectrometry; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ALPHA DECAY AND ALPHA-EMITTING NUCLIDES; III. DETECTION SYSTEMS; IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALPHA SPECTRUM; V. RADIOCHEMICAL PROCESSING; VI. DETERMINATION OF ALPHA ACTIVITY AND RECOVERY; VII. QUALITY CONTROL; VIII. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Liquid Scintillation Analysis: Principles and Practice; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BASIC THEORY; III. LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTER (LSC) OR ANALYZER (LSA); IV. QUENCH IN LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING , V. METHODS OF QUENCH CORRECTION IN LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING , English

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Content: Radioactivity: Introduction and History, From the Quantum to Quarks, Second Edition provides a greatly expanded overview of radioactivity from natural and artificial sources on earth, radiation of cosmic origins, and an introduction to the atom and its nucleus. The book also includes historical accounts of the lives, works, and major achievements of many famous pioneers and Nobel Laureates from 1895 to the present. These leaders in the field have contributed to our knowledge of the science of the atom, its nucleus, nuclear decay, and subatomic particles that are part of our current knowledge of the structure of matter, including the role of quarks, leptons, and the bosons (force carriers). Users will find a completely revised and greatly expanded text that includes all new material that further describes the significant historical events on the topic dating from the 1950s to the present

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Content: Radioactivity: Introduction and History, From the Quantum to Quarks, Second Edition provides a greatly expanded overview of radioactivity from natural and artificial sources on earth, radiation of cosmic origins, and an introduction to the atom and its nucleus. The book also includes historical accounts of the lives, works, and major achievements of many famous pioneers and Nobel Laureates from 1895 to the present. These leaders in the field have contributed to our knowledge of the science of the atom, its nucleus, nuclear decay, and subatomic particles that are part of our current knowledge of the structure of matter, including the role of quarks, leptons, and the bosons (force carriers). Users will find a completely revised and greatly expanded text that includes all new material that further describes the significant historical events on the topic dating from the 1950s to the present

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