Radioactivity and Its Measurement
- 2nd Edition - May 1, 1980
- Latest edition
- Authors: W. B. Mann, R. L. Ayres, S. B. Garfinkel
- Language: English
Begins with a description of the discovery of radioactivity and the historic research of such pioneers as the Curies and Rutherford. After a discussion of the interactions of… Read more
Begins with a description of the discovery of radioactivity and the historic research of such pioneers as the Curies and Rutherford. After a discussion of the interactions of &agr;, &bgr; and &ggr; rays with matter, the energetics of the different modes of nuclear disintegration are considered in relation to the Einstein mass-energy relationship as applied to radioactive transformations. Radiation detectors and radioactivity measurements are also discussed
Text for general radioactivity courses, particularly those oriented towards health physics or nuclear medicine and for physics undergraduate courses; sciences teachers, working scientists and interested laymen
(partial) The discovery of radioactivity and early experiments into its nature
Radioactive change and the theory of successive radioactive transformations
The interactions of &agr;, &bgr; and &ggr; rays with matter
The neutrino and the neutron
The energetics of nuclear change
Radiation detectors
Electronic instrumentation
Radioactivity measurements
Indexes
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: May 1, 1980
- Language: English
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S. B. Garfinkel
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Natural Bureau of Standards, USARead Radioactivity and Its Measurement on ScienceDirect