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| Introduction | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Units and Physical Constants | |
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| Special Relativity | |
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| Probability and Statistics | |
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| The Structure of Matter at the Microscopic Scale | |
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| Nuclei and Nuclear Decay | |
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| The Beta Decay | |
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| The Alpha Decay | |
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| The Gamma Decay | |
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| Electron Capture and Internal Conversion | |
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| The Radioactive Decay Law | |
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| The Nuclear Level Diagram | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Interactions of Particles in Matter | |
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| Cross Section and Mean Free Path | |
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| Energy Loss of a Charged Particle due to Its Interaction with the Electrons | |
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| Other Electromagnetic Interactions of Charged Particles | |
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| Interactions of X-Rays and Gamma Rays in Matter | |
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| Interactions of Particles in Matter due to the Strong Force | |
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| Neutrino Interactions | |
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| Illustrations of the Interactions of Particles | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Natural and Man-Made Sources of Radiation | |
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| Natural Sources of Radiation | |
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| Units of Radiation and Radiation Protection | |
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| Electrostatic Accelerators | |
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| Cyclotrons | |
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| The Quest for the Highest Energy, Synchrotrons and Colliders | |
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| Linear Accelerators | |
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| Secondary Beams | |
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| Applications of Accelerators | |
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| Outlook | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Detectors Based on Ionisation in Gases | |
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| Introduction to Detectors for Subatomic Particles | |
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| Ionisation and Charge Transport in Gases | |
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| Ionisation Chambers | |
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| Counters with Gas Amplification | |
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| Applications of Counters with Gas Amplification | |
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| Proportional Counters for X-Ray Detection | |
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| Gas Counters for the Tracking of High-Energy Charged Particles | |
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| Applications of Gas Counters in Homeland Security | |
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| Recent Developments in Counters Based on Gas Amplification | |
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| Micro-strip Gas Counters (MSGC) | |
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| GEM and MICROMEGAS Counters | |
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| Resistive Plate Chambers | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Detectors Based on Ionisation in Semiconductor Materials | |
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| Introduction to Semiconductors | |
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| The Semiconductor Junction as a Detector | |
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| Silicon Semiconductor Detectors | |
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| Germanium Semiconductor Detectors | |
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| Other Semiconductor Detector Materials | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Detectors Based on Scintillation | |
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| Introduction to Scintillators | |
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| Organic Scintillators | |
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| Inorganic Scintillators | |
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| Photodetectors | |
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| Using Scintillators in the Nuclear Energy Range | |
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| Applications of Scintillators in High-Energy Physics | |
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| Applications of Scintillators in Medicine | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Neutron Detection | |
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| Slow Neutron Detection | |
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| Neutron Detectors for Nuclear Reactors | |
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| Fast Neutron Detection | |
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| Detectors for Fast Neutrons Based on Moderation | |
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| Detectors Based on the Observation of the Recoil Nuclei | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Reference | |
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| Electronics for Particle Detectors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Impulse Response and Transfer Function | |
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| Amplifiers for Particle Detectors | |
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| The Thermal Noise of a Resistor | |
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| Resistor and Transistor Noise in Amplifiers | |
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| Noise Contribution of a Parallel Resistor or a Series Resistor | |
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| Noise Due to the First Transistor | |
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| Shot Noise | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Solutions to Exercises | |
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| Physical Constants | |
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| International System of Units | |
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| Atomic and Molecular Properties of Materials | |
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| Periodic Table of Elements | |
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| Electromagnetic Relations | |
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| Commonly Used Radioactive Sources | |
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| Index | |