Practical gamma-ray spectrometry
/ Gordon Gilmore
- 2nd ed.
- UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2008
- 387 p.
1. Radioactive decay and the origin of gamma and X-radiation 2. Interactions of gamma radiation with matter 3. Semiconductor detectors for gamma-ray spectrometry 4. Electronics for gamma-ray spectrometry 5. Statistics of counting 6. Resolution: origins and control 7. Spectrometer calibration 8. True coincidence summing 9. Scintillation spectrometry 10. Choosing and setting up a detector, and checking its specification 11. Troubleshooting