
Radioactivity and Its Measurement
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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
Readership
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
Table of Contents
- (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
Product details
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Pergamon 1980
- Published: May 1, 1980
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483285719
About the Authors
W. B. Mann
R. L. Ayres
S. B. Garfinkel
Affiliations and Expertise
Natural Bureau of Standards, USA
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