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High Sensitivity Counting Techniques
International Series of Monographs on Electronics and Instrumentation
1st Edition - January 1, 1964
Authors: D. E. Watt, D. Ramsden
Editors: D. W. Fry, W. Higinbotham
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9781483185149
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International Series of Monographs on Electronics and Instrumentation, Volume 20: High Sensitivity Counting Techniques details the low background counting techniques for radiation…Read more
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International Series of Monographs on Electronics and Instrumentation, Volume 20: High Sensitivity Counting Techniques details the low background counting techniques for radiation detection. The book covers various areas of concerns in utilizing low background counting technique. The text first details the counting parameters, and then proceeds to discussing the attainment of low backgrounds in radiation detectors. Next, the selection deals with low background laboratories. The remaining chapters cover various quantification methods such as carbon-14 beta counting; counting of soft radiations using internal sources; and measurement of gamma radioactivity from the body. The book will be of great interest to scientists, engineers, and technicians involved in atomic energy projects.
Foreword
Authors' Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Counting Parameters
1.1 The Minimum Observable Counting Rate
1.2 The Factor of Merit
References
Chapter 2. The Attainment of Low Backgrounds in Radiation Detectors — (I) The Cosmic Radiation
2.1 Sources of Background
2.2 The Extensive Air Shower
2.3 Neutron Production
2.4 Gamma Shielding
2.5 Summary of Cosmic-ray Shield Requirements
2.6 Types of Anticoincidence System
2.7 Experimental Tests
1. Proportional Counting
2. Sodium Iodide Scintillation Counting
2.8 Conclusions on Shielding for
1. Gas Proportional and Geiger Counters
2. Sodium Iodide Crystals
References
Chapter 3. The Attainment of Low Backgrounds in Radiation Detectors — (II) Secondary Effects