Measurement of Weak Radioactivity

Measurement of Weak Radioactivity

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 348 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9789810223151
  • DDC分類 539.752

基本説明

Describes the underlying principles of radiation measurement and the detectors used. It also covers the sources of background, analyzes their effect on the detector and discusses economic ways to reduce the background.

Full Description

This book is intended for scientists engaged in the measurement of weak alpha, beta, and gamma active samples; in health physics, environmental control, nuclear geophysics, tracer work, radiocarbon dating etc. It describes the underlying principles of radiation measurement and the detectors used. It also covers the sources of background, analyzes their effect on the detector and discusses economic ways to reduce the background. The most important types of low-level counting systems and the measurement of some of the more important radioisotopes are described here. In cases where more than one type can be used, the selection of the most suitable system is shown.

Contents

A historical introduction; radioactivity; cosmic radiation; interaction of radiation with matter; dectors; sources of background and means of reducing it; low-level counting systems; coincidence counting systems; specific problems in low-level counting - radon, 134Cs, 137Cs, 90Sr. (Part Contents).