Radioactivity and Its Measurement

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

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