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Autore |
Tsoulfanidis Nicholas |
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Titolo |
Measurement and Detection of Radiation / / Nicholas Tsoulfanidis |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2010] |
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©2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-19388-2 |
1-4398-9465-5 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (510 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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SCI051000SCI024000MED080000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Radiation - Measurement |
Nuclear counters |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction to Radiation Measurements; Body; Chapter 2: Statistical Errors of Radiation Counting; Chapter 3: Review of Atomic and Nuclear Physics; Chapter 4: Energy Loss and Penetration of Radiation through Matter; Chapter 5: Gas-Filled Detectors; Chapter 6: Scintillation Detectors; Chapter 7: Semiconductor Detectors; Chapter 8: Relative and Absolute Measurements; Chapter 9: Introduction to Spectroscopy; Chapter 10: Electronics |
Chapter 11: Data Analysis MethodsChapter 12: Photon (γ -Ray and X-Ray) Spectroscopy; Chapter 13: Charged-Particle Spectroscopy; Chapter 14: Neutron Detection and Spectroscopy; Chapter 15: Activation Analysis and Related Techniques; Chapter 16: Health Physics Fundamentals; Chapter 17: Applications of Radiation Detection; Appendix A: Useful Constants and Conversion Factors; Appendix B: Atomic Masses and Other Properties of Isotopesa; Appendix C: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Sources Commonly Used; Appendix D: Tables of Photon Attenuation Coefficients*; Appendix E: Table of Buildup Factor Constants |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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... a very good textbook, providing a solid introduction to radiation |
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