1. Basic Nuclear Processes in Radioactive Sources -- 2. Passage of Radiation Through Matter -- 3. Radiation Protection. Biological Effects of Radiation -- 4. Statistics and the Treatment of Experimental Data -- 5. General Characteristics of Detectors -- 6. Ionization Detectors -- 7. Scintillation Detectors -- 8. Photomultipliers -- 9. Scintillation Detector Mounting and Operation -- 10. Semiconductor Detectors -- 11. Pulse Signals in Nuclear Electronics -- 12. The NIM Standard -- 13. Signal Transmission -- 14. Electronics for Pulse Signal Processing -- 15. Pulse Height Selection and Coincidence Technique -- 16. Electronic Logic for Experiments -- 17. Timing Methods and Systems -- 18. Computer Controlled Electronics: CAMAC -- App. A.A Review of Oscilloscope Functions -- App. B. Physical and Numerical Constants -- App. C. Resistor Color Code
Summary
This book treats the experimental techniques and instrumentation most often used in nuclear and particle physics experiments as well as in various other experiments. It provides useful results and formulae, technical know-how and informative details. This second edition has been revised; sections on Cherenkov radiation and radiation protection have been updated and extended. Thanks to the author's long teaching experience, the material is presented in a very practical, hands-on way making the book a useful text and laboratory companion for students and experienced scientists alike
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-369) and index
