Author : Chih Hsing Wang
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN :
Atoms and nuclides. The nature of radioactive decay. Characteristics of ionizing radiation. Nuclear instrumentation. Measurements of radioactivity: general considerations and the methods based on gas ionization. Gamma ray counting using solid scintillators. Gamma ray spectrometry using solid scintillatio detectors. Semiconductor radiation detectors. Measurement of radioactivity by the liquid (Internal-Sample) scintillation method. Measurement of radioactivity by emulsion and track detectors. Preparation of counting samples. Nuclear statistics. Correction factors in radiotracer assay. Design and execution of radiotracer experiments. Availability of radioisotope-labeled compounds. Nuclear safety. Radioanalytical techniques. Environmental applications of radiotracers. Tracer applications in the physical sciences. Nuclear reaction calculations.