Handbook of radioactivity analysis

The book describes the preparation of samples from a wide variety of matrices, assists the investigator or technician in the selection and use of appropriate radiation detector, and presents the latest state-of-the-art computerized and automated methods of analysis. Fundamentals of radioactivity pro...

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Other Authors: L'Annunziata, Michael F., ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, 2003.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (lii, 1273 pages) : illustrations.
Edition: 2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Nuclear Radiation, Its Interaction with Matter and Radioisotope Decay.
  • Gas Ionization Detectors.
  • Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors.
  • Semiconductor Detectors.
  • Liquid Scintillation Analysis: Principles and Practice.
  • Environmental Liquid Scintillation Analysis.
  • Radioactivity Counting Statistics.
  • Sample Preparation Techniques for Liquid Scintillation Analysis.
  • Cherenkov Counting.
  • Radioisotope Mass Spectrometry.
  • Solid Scintillation Analysis.
  • Flow Scintillation Analysis.
  • Radionuclide Imaging.
  • Automated Radiochemical Separation, Analysis, and Sensing.
  • Radiation Dosimetry.
  • Nuclear radiation, its interaction with matter and radioisotope decay
  • Gas ionization detectors
  • Solid state nuclear track detectors
  • Semiconductor detectors
  • Liquid scintillation analysis : principles and practice
  • Environmental liquid scintillation analysis
  • Radioactivity counting statistics
  • Sample preparation techniques for liquid scintillation analysis
  • Cherenkov counting
  • Radioisotope mass spectrometry
  • Solid scintillation analysis
  • Flow scintillation analysis
  • Radionuclide imaging
  • Automated radiochemical separation, analysis, and sensing
  • Radiation dosimetry.