LEADER 05360nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910790319603321 005 20230105230642.0 010 $a0-12-384874-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000230213 035 $a(EBL)978448 035 $a(OCoLC)804665041 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000737690 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12385656 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737690 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10799969 035 $a(PQKB)10326448 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC978448 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL978448 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10583657 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL751583 035 $z(PPN)170603946 035 $a(PPN)164429654 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000230213 100 $a20120630d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHandbook of radioactivity analysis$b[electronic resource] /$fMichael F. L'Annunziata 205 $a3rd ed. 210 $aAmsterdam $cElsevier$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (1419 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-336-20297-1 311 $a0-12-384873-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis; Copyright; Acronyms - Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols; ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS; Foreword; FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; Chapter 1 - Radiation Physics and Radionuclide Decay; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DISCOVERY AND EARLY CHARACTERIZATION OF RADIOACTIVITY; III. BASIC UNITS AND DEFINITIONS; IV. PROPERTIES OF THE NUCLEUS; V. NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES; VI. ARTIFICIALLY PRODUCED RADIONUCLIDES; VII. NUCLEAR REACTIONS; VIII. PARTICULATE RADIATION; IX. ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - PHOTONS 327 $aX. INTERACTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH MATTER XI. RADIOACTIVE NUCLEAR RECOIL; XII. COSMIC RADIATION; XIII. RADIATION DOSE; XIV. STOPPING POWER AND LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; XV. RADIONUCLIDE DECAY, INGROWTH, AND EQUILIBRIUM; XVI. RADIOACTIVITY UNITS AND RADIONUCLIDE MASS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Radioactivity Counting Statistics; I.INTRODUCTION; II. STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; III. ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE OF RESULTS; IV. STATISTICAL INFERENCE; V. REGRESSION; VI. DETECTION LIMITS; VII. METROLOGY APPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; RELEVANT STATISTICAL REFERENCES TABLES 327 $aChapter 3 - Gas Ionization Detectors I. INTRODUCTION: PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION DETECTION BY GAS IONIZATION; II. CHARACTERIZATION OF GAS IONIZATION DETECTORS; III. DEFINITION OF OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF GAS IONIZATION DETECTORS; IV. ION CHAMBERS; V. PROPORTIONAL GAS IONIZATION DETECTORS; VI. GEIGER-MU?LLER COUNTERS; VII. SPECIAL TYPES OF IONIZATION DETECTORS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Solid-State Nuclear Track Detectors; PART 1 ELEMENTS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DETECTOR MATERIALS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS 327 $aIII. RECORDABLE PARTICLES WITH SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS IV. TRACK FORMATION MECHANISMS AND CRITERIA; V. TRACK REVELATION; VI. PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; VII. TRACK FADING AND ANNEALING; VIII. INSTRUMENTATION; PART 2 APPLICATIONS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY; III. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES; IV. LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; V. NANOTECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION INDUCED MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Semiconductor Detectors; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GE DETECTORS; III. SI DETECTORS 327 $aIV. SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSES WITH SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORSREFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Alpha Spectrometry; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ALPHA DECAY AND ALPHA-EMITTING NUCLIDES; III. DETECTION SYSTEMS; IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALPHA SPECTRUM; V. RADIOCHEMICAL PROCESSING; VI. DETERMINATION OF ALPHA ACTIVITY AND RECOVERY; VII. QUALITY CONTROL; VIII. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Liquid Scintillation Analysis: Principles and Practice; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BASIC THEORY; III. LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTER (LSC) OR ANALYZER (LSA); IV. QUENCH IN LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING 327 $aV. METHODS OF QUENCH CORRECTION IN LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING 330 $aThe updated and much expanded 3e of the Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis is an authoritative reference providing the principles, practical techniques, and procedures for the accurate measurement of radioactivity from the very low levels encountered in the environment to higher levels measured in radioisotope research, clinical laboratories, biological sciences, radionuclide standardization, nuclear medicine, nuclear power, and fuel cycle facilities and in the implementation of nuclear forensic analysis and nuclear safeguards. The book describes the basic principles of radiation det 606 $aLiquid scintillation counting$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aRadioactivity$xMeasurement$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aLiquid scintillation counting 615 0$aRadioactivity$xMeasurement 676 $a539.7/7 700 $aL'Annunziata$b Michael F$0722173 701 $aL'Annunziata$b Michael F$0722173 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790319603321 996 $aHandbook of radioactivity analysis$91408071 997 $aUNINA