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

• Autore: Batra Ashok K
• Pubblicazione: Bristol : , : Institute of Physics Publishing, , 2021; ©2021
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (80 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Gamma ray detectors; Scintillators
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Advanced Nuclear Radiation Detectors
• ISBN: 9780750343756; 0750343753
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911009384503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IOP Series in Emerging Technologies in Optics and Photonics Series