Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments: A How-to Approach

by William R. Leo

Not quite six years have passed since the appearance of the first edition of this book. This is not a long period. Yet the rapid pace of scientific and technological development today is such that any book on experimental technique must be wary of becoming ob­ solete in some way or another even in such a short span of time. Thus, when the publisher Springer-Verlag informed me of the need for a new printing of this book, I decided it was an opportune moment to update some of the chapters as well as to include some new material. The result is this second edition. The most notable changes have been in Chapters 2 and 3. In the latter, which con­ cerns radiation protection, most of the sections have been rewritten to take into account the new recommendations from the International Commission on Radiation Protection, the most important of which are the new dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation. In addition, emphasis has now been put on the use of SI units in dosimetry, i.e., the Gray and Sievert, which have now become standard.

Genres: Physics, Science

400 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1987

Reviews

[Samantha L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

never really finished all the chapters, but what i read of it was good.

[Peter Sprunger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any discussion of a book like this must be compared to Knoll's book on the same topic. While it is not as comprehensive, I have not found that it is lacking a fruitful discussion in any area.

[Max]

This is very good book

[Majid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely written, follows a pedagogical path, gives good overview of the topic assuming the reader has a working knowledge of basic electromagnetic theory

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is actually a pretty good book, had to read it for work