Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection
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Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the Third Edition. 1 About Atomic Physics and Radiation. 1.1 Classical Physics. 1.2 Discovery of X Rays. 1.3 Some Important Dates in Atomic and Radiation Physics. 1.4 Important Dates in Radiation Protection. 1.5 Sources and Levels of Radiation Exposure. 1.6 Suggested Reading. 2 Atomic Structure and Atomic Radiation. 2.1 The Atomic Nature of Matter (ca. 1900). 2.2 The Rutherford Nuclear Atom. 2.3 Bohr's Theory of the Hydrogen Atom. 2.4 Semiclassical Mechanics, 1913-1925. 2.5 Quantum Mechanics. 2.6 The Pauli Exclusion Principle. 2.7 Atomic Theory of the Periodic System. 2.8 Molecules. 2.9 Solids and Energy Bands. 2.10 Continuous and Characteristic X Rays. 2.11 Auger Electrons. 2.12 Suggested Reading. 2.13 Problems. 2.14 Answers. 3 The Nucleus and Nuclear Radiation 55 3.1 Nuclear Structure 55 3.2 Nuclear Binding Energies. 3.3 Alpha Decay. 3.4 Beta Decay (&beta -). 3.5 Gamma-Ray Emission. 3.6 Internal Conversion. 3.7 Orbital Electron Capture. 3.8 Positron Decay (&beta +). 3.9 Suggested Reading. 3.10 Problems. 3.11 Answers. 4 Radioactive Decay. 4.1 Activity. 4.2 Exponential Decay. 4.3 Specific Activity. 4.4 Serial Radioactive Decay. 4.5 Natural Radioactivity. 4.6 Radon and Radon Daughters. 4.7 Suggested Reading. 4.8 Problems. 4.9 Answers. 5 Interaction of Heavy Charged Particles with Matter. 5.1 Energy-Loss Mechanisms. 5.2 Maximum Energy Transfer in a Single Collision. 5.3 Single-Collision Energy-Loss…
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