Index
A
Activation analysis, 43, 159, 211–215
a.m.u., 38
Anti-coincidence counting, 135, 136
Antimony-beryllium neutron source, 36
Application of nuclear reactions, 42–43
Atom, 1
Autoradiography, 131
Avalanche of ions, 58
B
Background activity, 70, 88, 109, 119, 128,
135, 153, 161, 171
Backscattering correction, 151, 157
Band gap, 119, 122, 126, 128
Barn, 39
Binding energy, 4–6, 19, 21, 48, 59, 121, 218
Biological half-life, 186, 187
Bremsstrahlung radiation, 161–163
C
Calculation dose rate, 191–193
Carrier concentration distribution, 124
Carriers for the separation, 202
Carriers types, 203–204
Channel ratio technique, 113–115
Chemically quenched G.M. counter, 90–91
Co-incidence counting, 134
Components of a scintillation counter, 97–98
Composition of scintillator, 101–102
Compton effect, 48–49
Conservation of energy, 38
Conversion of neutron into proton, 16
Conversion of proton to neutron, 17–20
Counters, 50–51, 159
Counting efficiency, 147
Counting of solution, 139
Curie, 188
Current-voltage characteristics, 82–84
Cytoplasm, 183
D
Dead time correction, 87
Dead time determination, 87–90
Dead time G.M. counter, 82–90
Decay, 13
α-decay, 13–15
β-decay, 16, 19, 24
β-decay energy, 19
Decay cesium-137, 157
Decay cobalt-60, 154
Decay scheme, 24–31, 153–157
Decay sodium-22, 155
Decay sodium-24, 155–156
Decay spectra, 107, 108, 166
Decay strontium-90, 156–157
Decay tritium, 154
Decontamination processes, 197–199
Diode, 126
Discriminator, 64, 71, 74
Duration of pulse, 61
E
Effective half-life, 187
Effect of radiation on health, 184
Effect size on scintillation, 112
Electrolysis technique, 140
Electron capture, 17
Electrospraying technique, 141
E max , 16
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A
Activation analysis, 43, 159, 211–215
a.m.u., 38
Anti-coincidence counting, 135, 136
Antimony-beryllium neutron source, 36
Application of nuclear reactions, 42–43
Atom, 1
Autoradiography, 131
Avalanche of ions, 58
B
Background activity, 70, 88, 109, 119, 128,
135, 153, 161, 171
Backscattering correction, 151, 157
Band gap, 119, 122, 126, 128
Barn, 39
Binding energy, 4–6, 19, 21, 48, 59, 121, 218
Biological half-life, 186, 187
Bremsstrahlung radiation, 161–163
C
Calculation dose rate, 191–193
Carrier concentration distribution, 124
Carriers for the separation, 202
Carriers types, 203–204
Channel ratio technique, 113–115
Chemically quenched G.M. counter, 90–91
Co-incidence counting, 134
Components of a scintillation counter, 97–98
Composition of scintillator, 101–102
Compton effect, 48–49
Conservation of energy, 38
Conversion of neutron into proton, 16
Conversion of proton to neutron, 17–20
Counters, 50–51, 159
Counting efficiency, 147
Counting of solution, 139
Curie, 188
Current-voltage characteristics, 82–84
Cytoplasm, 183
D
Dead time correction, 87
Dead time determination, 87–90
Dead time G.M. counter, 82–90
Decay, 13
α-decay, 13–15
β-decay, 16, 19, 24
β-decay energy, 19
Decay cesium-137, 157
Decay cobalt-60, 154
Decay scheme, 24–31, 153–157
Decay sodium-22, 155
Decay sodium-24, 155–156
Decay spectra, 107, 108, 166
Decay strontium-90, 156–157
Decay tritium, 154
Decontamination processes, 197–199
Diode, 126
Discriminator, 64, 71, 74
Duration of pulse, 61
E
Effective half-life, 187
Effect of radiation on health, 184
Effect size on scintillation, 112
Electrolysis technique, 140
Electron capture, 17
Electrospraying technique, 141
E max , 16
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M. Sharon and M. Sharon, Nuclear Chemistry,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62018-9
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