Introduction to Nuclear Radiation Detectors

Klappentext This 1986 book is an introduction to the then commonly used types of detectors of nuclear radiation. Zusammenfassung This 1986 book is an introduction to the then commonly used types of detectors of nuclear radiation. The author opens with an introduction to the properties and characteristics of ionising radiations. The main body of text! however! comprises a description of the construction! operation and main applications of gas-filled! scintillation and semiconductor detectors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Ionising radiations; 2. Statistics of particle counting and dead-time; 3. Gas-filled detectors; 4. The Geiger-Mueller counter; 5. The scintillation counter; 6. Semiconductor detectors; 7. Electronics for nuclear detectors; 8. Radiation doses and their measurement; Index.

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• Autori: P. N. Cooper, Cooper P. N.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521281324
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28132-4
• Pagine: 152
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Fisica atomica, fisica nucleare; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular, SCIENCE / Physics / Nuclear, Physics, Atomic & molecular physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics