X-rays in Atomic and Nuclear Physics

N. A. Dyson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

416 Seiten

1990 | 2nd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-26280-4 (ISBN)

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This book deals with the methods of X-ray production at a level which is accessible to advanced undergraduates and researchers who use X-rays. It also discusses the fundamentals of these physical properties from an experimental viewpoint which is not covered in more specialised texts. The book begins with a survey of work carried out before 1945. Continuous and characteristic spectra are discussed followed by a description of techniques used in their study. Further studies of production, absorption and scattering in atomic and nuclear processes are described, including a completely new chapter on X-ray production by protons, alpha-particles and ions. The concluding chapter surveys some more advanced fields of study. It will be very valuable to all research and industrial physicists working with X-rays who need to know about their fundamental properties in more detail. In this second edition SI units are used throughout and the material reflects the changes in the use of X-rays and the developments in the field.

Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Historical introduction; 2. The continuous X-ray spectrum; 3. Characteristic X-rays; 4. Experimental techniques for the study of X-rays; 5. The absorption and scattering of X-rays; 6. X-ray production by protons, α-particles and heavy ions; 7. X-rays in radioactive decay; 8. Some additional fields of X-ray study; Appendix 1. Range energy relations, etc., for electrons; 2. Experimentally determined mass attenuation coefficients; 3. Decay schemes of some radionuclides; 4. Absorption edges and characteristic emission energies in keV; 5. K-shell fluorescence yields; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.3.1990
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 234 mm
Gewicht	698 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
ISBN-10	0-521-26280-1 / 0521262801
ISBN-13	978-0-521-26280-4 / 9780521262804
Zustand	Neuware