Radiation detection for nuclear physics :methods and industrial applications /

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"Version: 20201101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Theory and context. 1. Nuclear structure and radioactive decay -- 1.1. Introduction to basic atomic and nuclear structure -- 1.2. Radioactive decay -- 1.3. Alpha decay -- 1.4. Beta decay -- 1.5. Fission -- 1.6. Excited states -- 1.7. Transitions between nuclear excited states : electromagnetic decay modes2. Interaction of ionising radiation with matter -- 2.1. General remarks -- 2.2. Protons, alpha particles and heavy ions -- 2.3. Electrons and positrons -- 2.4. Gamma rays -- 2.5. Neutrons3. Radioactive sources in the laboratory -- 3.1. Radioactive sources -- 3.2. Laboratory methods for studying exotic nuclei, nuclear reactions and nuclear excited states -- 3.3. Stable beam methods -- 3.4. Radioactive beams -- 3.5. Neutron-induced reaction studiespart II. Detectors. 4. The right detector for the job -- 4.1. Considerations in designing a detector setup -- 4.2. Detector design and modelling -- 4.3. Overview of major detector types -- 4.4. Map of detector technologies to different applications5. Scintillator detectors for gamma-ray detection -- 5.1. Inorganic scintillator detectors -- 5.2. Recent advances in scintillator technology -- 5.3. Photosensors for scintillation light collection -- 5.4. Scintillator detector arrays6. Semiconductor detectors for gamma-ray detection -- 6.1. Germanium detectors--an overview -- 6.2. Hyperpure germanium detectors -- 6.3. Key parameters for germanium detectors -- 6.4. Principal classes of germanium detector -- 6.5. Improving germanium detector performance -- 6.6. Room temperature semiconductor detectors for gamma rays7. Applications of gamma-ray detection for society, medicine and other areas of science -- 7.1. Homeland security -- 7.2. Nuclear decommissioning -- 7.3. Environmental monitoring -- 7.4. Oil and gas, mineral exploration -- 7.5. Medical imaging -- 7.6. Gamma-ray astronomy8. Charged particle detection -- 8.1. Alpha and heavy ion detection -- 8.2. Spectroscopy of charged particles : silicon detectors -- 8.3. Applications relevant to fission -- 8.4. [beta]+/- and electron detection9. Neutron detectors -- 9.1. Fast neutron detectors -- 9.2. Thermal neutron detectors -- 9.3. Industrial and security applications of neutron detectionpart III. Electronics and data analysis -- 10. Readout electronics and data analysis -- 10.1. Strategy for electronics readout of detectors -- 10.2. Analogue electronics -- 10.3. Digital data acquisition -- 10.4. Data analysis -- 11. Closing remarks.Radiation detection is key to experimental nuclear physics as well as underpinning a wide range of applications in nuclear decommissioning, homeland security and medical imaging. This book presents the state-of-the-art in radiation detection of light and heavy ions, beta particles, gamma rays and neutrons. The underpinning physics of different detector technologies is presented, and their performance is compared and contrasted. Detector technology likely to be encountered in contemporary international laboratories is also emphasized. There is a strong focus on experimental design and mapping detector technology to the needs of a particular measurement problem. This book will be invaluable to PhD students in experimental nuclear physics and nuclear technology, as well as undergraduate students encountering projects based on radiation detection for the first time. Part of IOP Series in Nuclear Spectroscopy and Nuclear Structure.PhD and early career scientists in experimental nuclear physics.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.David Jenkins is Head of the Nuclear Physics Group at the University of York, UK. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Strasbourg (USIAS) and an Extraordinary Professor of the University of Western Cape in South Africa. His research in experimental nuclear physics focusses on several topics such as nuclear astrophysics, clustering in nuclei and the study of proton-rich nuclei. In recent years, he has developed a strong strand of applications-related research with extensive industrial collaboration. He has led the development of bespoke radiation detectors for homeland security, nuclear decommissioning, borehole logging and medical applications.Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 4, 2020).

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