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Record Nr.

UNINA9910851994803321

Autore

Riggi Francesco

Titolo

Educational and Amateur Geiger Counter Experiments : 50+ Activities for Beginners and Beyond / / by Francesco Riggi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031569609

3031569601

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 pages)

Collana

UNITEXT for Physics, , 2198-7890

Disciplina

539.77

Soggetti

Radiation dosimetry

Physics

Nuclear physics

Radiation Dosimetry and Protection

Applied and Technical Physics

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

What is radiation? -- Radiation interaction -- Early radiation detectors -- Geiger counters -- Geiger counters for teaching and science amateurs. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a comprehensive collection of introductory experiments in nuclear and cosmic ray physics utilizing Geiger counters. It features over 50 experiments with brief explanations of the physics involved, guidance on setting up educational and amateur experiments, and showcases actual results. The experiments cover the fundamentals of Geiger counters for detecting alpha, beta, gamma, and cosmic radiation, assessing detector performance, monitoring radiation in various environments and sources, conducting coincidence experiments, and applying counting statistics and analysis algorithms. Additionally, introductory chapters delve into radiation principles, interactions with matter, and the history of particle detectors, particularly Geiger counters. With the widespread availability of modern, affordable Geiger detectors and DIY devices, many experiments are suitable for high school and university students,



aligning with modern physics curricula. The author has conducted some of these experiments himself over the past 20 years with third-year physics students. The book is also addressed to amateur scientists and a broad audience interested in exploring radiation phenomena. It features around 250 original illustrations and references to historical experiments and contemporary findings.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910255314303321

Autore

Pukallus Stefanie

Titolo

Representations of European Citizenship since 1951 / / by Stefanie Pukallus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137511478

1137511478

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 281 p.)

Disciplina

320.94

Soggetti

Europe - Politics and government

Communication in politics

International organization

European Politics

Political Communication

International Organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Chapter 1: A Civil Europe -- Chapter 2: Homo Oeconomicus (1951-1972) -- Chapter 3: A People's Europe (1973-1992) -- Chapter 4: Europe of Transparency (1993-2004) -- Chapter 5: Europe of Agorai (2005-2009) -- Chapter 6: ‘Europe of Rights’ (2010-2014) -- Summary European citizenship 1951-2014: An Uninterrupted European Civil Narrative -- Bibliography -- Index. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a study of the multiple meanings of European citizenship, which has been represented and publicly communicated by the



European Commission in five distinctive ways – Homo Oeconomicus (1951-1972), A People's Europe (1973-1992), Europe of Transparency (1993-2004), Europe of Agorai (2005-2009) and Europe of Rights (2010-2014). The public communication of these five distinct representations of European citizenship reveal how the European Commission conceived of and attempted to facilitate the development of a Civil Europe. Ultimately this history, which is based upon an analysis of public communication policy papers and interviews with senior European Commission officials past and present, tells a story about changing identities and about who we as Europeans might actually be and what kind of Europe we might actually belong to.