Practical Gamma-ray Spectroscopy

Gordon Gilmore 지음

Wiley 2011년 09월 07일 출간

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The Second Edition of Practical Gamma-Ray Spectrometry has been completely revised and updated, providing comprehensive coverage of the whole gamma-ray detection and spectrum analysis processes. Drawn on many years of teaching experience to produce this uniquely practical volume, issues discussed include the origin of gamma-rays and the issue of quality assurance in gamma-ray spectrometry. This new edition also covers the analysis of decommissioned nuclear plants, computer modelling systems for calibration, uncertainty measurements in QA, and many more topics.

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Preface to the Second Edition xvPreface to the First Edition xviiInternet Resources within the Book xix1 Radioactive Decay and the Origin of Gamma and X-Radiation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Beta Decay 21.3 Alpha Decay 71.4 Spontaneous Fission (SF) 81.5 Minor Decay Modes 81.6 Gamma Emission 81.7 Other Sources of Photons 121.8 The Mathematics of Decay and Growth of Radioactivity 151.9 The Chart of the Nuclides 192 Interactions of Gamma Radiation with Matter 252.1 Introduction 252.2 Mechanisms of Interaction 252.3 Total Attenuation Coefficients 292.4 Interactions within the Detector 302.5 Interactions within the Shielding 332.6 Bremsstrahlung 352.7 Attenuation of Gamma Radiation 362.8 The Design of Detector Shielding 363 Semiconductor Detectors for Gamma-Ray Spectrometry 393.1 Introduction 393.2 Semiconductors and Gamma-Ray Detection 403.3 The Nature of Semiconductors 433.4 The Manufacture of Germanium Detectors 453.5 Detector Capacitance 493.6 Charge Collection in Detectors 503.7 Packaging of Detectors 554 Electronics for Gamma-Ray Spectrometry 614.1 The General Electronic System 614.2 Detector Bias Supplies 664.3 Preamplifiers 664.4 Amplifiers and Pulse Processors 704.5 Resolution Enhancement 804.6 Multichannel Analysers and their Analogue-to-Digital Converters 814.7 Live Time Correction and Loss-Free Counting 924.8 Spectrum Stabilization 944.9 Coincidence and Anticoincidence Gating 964.10 Multiplexing and Multiscaling 964.11 Digital Pulse Processing Systems 975 Statistics of Counting 1015.1 Introduction 1015.2 Counting Distributions 1025.3 Sampling Statistics 1045.4 Peak Area Measurement 1085.5 Optimizing Counting Conditions 1115.6 Counting Decision

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저자(글) Gordon Gilmore