Detecting Environmental Radioactivity /

This textbook presents the principles and methods for the measurement of radioactivity in the environment. In this regard, specific low-level radiation counting and spectrometry or mass spectrometry techniques are discussed, including sources, distribution, levels and dynamics of radioactivity in na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	García-León, Manuel (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Series:	Graduate Texts in Physics,
Subjects:	Environmental sciences. Physics. Environmental monitoring. Geophysics. Mass spectroscopy. Spectrum analysis. Environmental chemistry. Environmental Physics. Environmental Monitoring. Mass Spectrometry. Spectroscopy. Environmental Chemistry. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Radioactivity: history and phenomenology
Radioactivity: decay law, definitions and units
Natural and Artificial radioactivity
Environmental Radioactivity
Levels and behaviour of Environmental Radioactivity
Radiological impact. Radiation dosimetry
Principles of radiation detection: interaction of radiation with matter
Principles of radiation detection: counting and spectrometry
Gas ionization detectors
Scintillation detectors
Semiconductor detectors
Dosimeters, other detectors and specific designs
Radiochemistry for environmental samples
Principles of Low-Level Counting and Spectrometry
Low-Level Counting and Spectrometry Techniques
Principles of Mass Spectrometry
Principles of Particle Accelerators
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)
Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA).