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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009384503321

Autore

Batra Ashok K

Titolo

Advanced Nuclear Radiation Detectors : Materials, Processing, Properties and Applications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol : , : Institute of Physics Publishing, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

9780750343756

0750343753

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (80 pages)

Collana

IOP Series in Emerging Technologies in Optics and Photonics Series

Soggetti

Gamma ray detectors

Scintillators

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

PRELIMS.pdf --   Preface --   Foreword --   Acknowledgments --   Author biography --      Ashok Batra -- CH001.pdf --   Chapter 1 Interaction of gammas with matter --     1.1 Introduction --     1.2 Gamma-ray --       1.2.1 Gamma-ray interactions with matter --       1.2.2 Types of basic gamma-ray scintillators --     1.3 Principles of operation of gamma-ray detectors --       1.3.1 Scintillation detectors --       1.3.2 Semiconductor detectors --     1.4 Material requirements for scintillators --     1.5 Detailed scintillation mechanism --       1.5.1 Scintillation mechanism in an inorganic scintillator --       1.5.2 Prefered properties of scintillators --      References -- CH002.pdf --   Chapter 2 Performance of gamma radiation detectors materials --     2.1 The performance parameters [1] --       2.1.1 Energy resolution --       2.1.2 Rate and timing --       2.1.3 Spatial resolution --       2.1.4 Efficiency of detection --       2.1.5 Geometric efficiency --       2.1.6 Detection of neutron --       2.1.7 Operational factors

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a comprehensive guide to the current state-of-the-art science and technology involved in the analysis and development of gamma-ray nuclear materials for commercial, medical, industrial, military and space applications. Thoroughly compiled, it brings to novice and advanced readers all the topics required to jump-start



investigations on gamma-ray materials and their growth.