Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis
Volume 1: Radiation Physics and Detectors

Proven, authoritative text provides the principles, practical techniques, and procedures for accurately measuring radioactivity

Michael F. L'Annunziata (Edited by)

9780128143971, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 4 March 2020

1108 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 5.1 cm, 3.15 kg

Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis: Radiation Physics and Detectors, Volume One, and Radioanalytical Applications, Volume Two, Fourth Edition, is an authoritative reference on the principles, practical techniques and procedures for the accurate measurement of radioactivity - everything 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. It includes sample preparation techniques for all types of matrices found in the environment, including soil, water, air, plant matter and animal tissue, and surface swipes.Users will find a detailed discussion of our current understanding of the atomic nucleus, nuclear stability and decay, nuclear radiation, and the interaction of radiation with matter relating to the best methods for radionuclide detection and measurement.

1. The Atomic Nucleus, Nuclear Radiation and the Interaction of Radiation with Matter
2. Gas Ionization Detectors
3. Solid-State Nuclear Track Detectors
4. Semiconductor Detectors
5. Alpha Spectrometry
6. Liquid Scintillation Analysis: Principles and Practice
7. Sample Preparation Techniques for Liquid Scintillation Analysis
8. Radioisotope Mass Spectrometry
9. Solid Scintillation Analysis

Subject Areas: Physical chemistry [PNR], Analytical chemistry [PNF], Chemistry [PN], Chemical physics [PHVQ], Nuclear physics [PHN]