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Radiation and Detectors - Introduction to the Physics of Radiation and Detection Devices (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Radiation and Detectors - Introduction to the Physics of Radiation and Detection Devices (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Graduate Texts in Physics
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This textbook provides an introduction to radiation, the principles
of interaction between radiation and matter, and the exploitation
of those principles in the design of modern radiation detectors.
Both radiation and detectors are given equal attention and their
interplay is carefully laid out with few assumptions made about the
prior knowledge of the student. Part I is dedicated to radiation,
broadly interpreted in terms of energy and type, starting with an
overview of particles and forces, an extended review of common
natural and man-made sources of radiation, and an introduction to
particle accelerators. Particular attention is paid to real life
examples, which place the types of radiation and their energy in
context. Dosimetry is presented from a modern, user-led point of
view, and relativistic kinematics is introduced to give the basic
knowledge needed to handle the more formal aspects of radiation
dynamics and interaction. The explanation of the physics principles
of interaction between radiation and matter is given significant
space to allow a deeper understanding of the various technologies
based on those principles. Following an introduction to the
ionisation mechanism, detectors are introduced in Part II, grouped
according to the physical principle that underpins their
functionality, with chapters covering gaseous detectors,
semiconductor detectors, the scintillation process and light
detectors. The final two chapters describe the phenomenology of
showers and the design of calorimeters, and cover additional
phenomena including Cherenkov and transition radiation and the
detection of neutrinos. An appendix offers the reader a useful
review of statistics and probability distributions. The
mathematical formalism is kept to a minimum throughout and simple
derivations are presented to guide the reasoning and facilitate
understanding of the working principles. The book is unique in its
wide scope and introductory level, and is suitable for
undergraduate and graduate students in physics and engineering. The
reader will acquire an awareness of how radiation and its
exploitation are becoming increasingly relevant in the modern
world, with over 140 experimental figures, detector schematics and
photographs helping to relate the material to a broader research
context.
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