Radioactivity and its measurement : SI units /

Begins with a description of the discovery of radioactivity and the historic research of such pioneers as the Curies and Rutherford. After a discussion of the interactions of & agr;, & bgr; and & ggr; rays with matter, the energetics of the different modes of nuclear disintegration are c...

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Main Author: Mann, W. B. (Wilfrid Basil), 1908-2001
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Ayres, R. L., Garfinkel, S. B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1980.
Edition:2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Series:Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Begins with a description of the discovery of radioactivity and the historic research of such pioneers as the Curies and Rutherford. After a discussion of the interactions of & agr;, & bgr; and & ggr; rays with matter, the energetics of the different modes of nuclear disintegration are considered in relation to the Einstein mass-energy relationship as applied to radioactive transformations. Radiation detectors and radioactivity measurements are also discussed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 282 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 274).
ISBN:0080250289
9780080250281
9781483285719
1483285715