1. Physics preliminaries -- 2. Radioactivity -- 3. Nuclear energetics -- 4. Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter -- 5. Interactions of photons and electrons in matter -- 6. Interactions of neutrons with matter -- 7. Basics of radiation dosimetry -- 8. Radiation sources -- 9. Nuclear radiation detectors -- 10. Measurement techniques -- 11. Nuclear techniques : a few applications.
Summary
Physics Preliminaries Conservation Laws Basics of Relativity Energetics of Photons Energetics of Matter Matter Waves Questions Endnotes Radioactivity Introduction Natural Radioactivity Radioactive Secular Equilibrium Growth and Decay of Radioactivity Age Determination-An Application Questions Endnotes Nuclear Energetics Introduction Q-Value of Nuclear Processes Beta Decay Q-Values for Populating Excited Levels Q-Values of Artificial Transmutation Separation Energies Questions Endnotes Interaction of Heavy Charged Particles with Matter Introduction Bethe Stopping Power Formula Range of Charged.