Umfang:
1 online resource (316 pages)
ISBN:
9783642008290
Inhalt:
Based on a course taught for years to students in both nuclear and biomedical engineering, this book first introduces the structure of matter at the subatomic scale before it covers the experimental aspects of nuclear and particle physics.
Inhalt:
Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Documentation -- 1.2 Units and Physical Constants -- 1.3 Special Relativity -- 1.4 Probability and Statistics -- 1.5 The Structure of Matter at the Microscopic Scale -- 1.6 Nuclei and Nuclear Decay -- 1.6.1 The Beta Decay -- 1.6.2 The Alpha Decay -- 1.6.3 The Gamma Decay -- 1.6.4 Electron Capture and Internal Conversion -- 1.6.5 The Radioactive Decay Law -- 1.6.6 The Nuclear Level Diagram -- 1.7 Exercises -- References -- 2 Interactions of Particles in Matter -- 2.1 Cross Section and Mean Free Path -- 2.2 Energy Loss of a Charged Particle due to Its Interaction with the Electrons -- 2.3 Other Electromagnetic Interactions of Charged Particles -- 2.4 Interactions of X-Rays and Gamma Rays in Matter -- 2.5 Interactions of Particles in Matter due to the Strong Force -- 2.6 Neutrino Interactions -- 2.7 Illustrations of the Interactions of Particles -- 2.8 Exercises -- References -- 3 Natural and Man-Made Sources of Radiation -- 3.1 Natural Sources of Radiation -- 3.2 Units of Radiation and Radiation Protection -- 3.3 Electrostatic Accelerators -- 3.4 Cyclotrons -- 3.5 The Quest for the Highest Energy, Synchrotrons and Colliders -- 3.6 Linear Accelerators -- 3.7 Secondary Beams -- 3.8 Applications of Accelerators -- 3.9 Outlook -- 3.10 Exercises -- References -- 4 Detectors Based on Ionisation in Gases -- 4.1 Introduction to Detectors for Subatomic Particles -- 4.2 Ionisation and Charge Transport in Gases -- 4.3 Ionisation Chambers -- 4.4 Counters with Gas Amplification -- 4.5 Applications of Counters with Gas Amplification -- 4.5.1 Proportional Counters for X-Ray Detection -- 4.5.2 Gas Counters for the Tracking of High-Energy Charged Particles -- 4.5.3 Applications of Gas Counters in Homeland Security -- 4.6 Recent Developments in Counters Based on Gas Amplification.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783642008283
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783642008283
Sprache:
Englisch
