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Handbook on Radiation Probing, Gauging, Imaging and Analysis
(http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-40356-22-33761521-0,00.html)
Volume I:
Basics and Techniques (464 pp,
ISBN 1-4020-1294-2)
Volume
II: Applications and Design (526 pp,
ISBN 1-4020-1295-0)
(Set:
ISBN 1-4020-1296-9)
Esam M. A. Hussein, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada (http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/engineering/depts/mechanical/people/hussein.html)
Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht
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This is a four-part handbook that covers all aspects
of non-destructive evaluation (
In the Introduction (Chapter 1), the book makes the
case for using radiation-based methods in
Part I of the book covers radiation sources, modifying
(interaction) physics and detectors. Radiation sources (Chapter 2) and
detectors (Chapter 4) are identified and their properties
presented. The physics of radiation interactions are discussed
(Chapter 3) in terms of their relevance to
In Part II, the examination techniques of
transmission, scattering, emission and absorption are presented, each in a
separate chapter. The conventional transmission techniques of radiography
and tomography are discussed (Chapter 6), along with special variations such as
dual-energy methods, resonance imaging and Mössbauer
spectroscopy. Chapter 7 is on scattering methods, and covers techniques used to
probe a point in an object, provide an overall bulk indication, or produce an
image; in addition to methods that employ neutron diffraction and
charged-particle scattering. Methods that rely on induced (secondary) radiation
emission, as well as those employing internal sources (e.g. radiotracers), are
covered in Chapter 8 dealing with emission methods. Indications provided
internally by the absorption of different types of radiation are examined in
Chapter 9, including the neutron die-away indication.
The second volume focuses on applications and
design. Part
Part IV addresses design aspects, in five chapters. It
starts with a list of the arguments a designer can use to overcome the
reluctance of some industries to adopt radiation-based methods. Chapter 14
identifies performance and design parameters, and addresses the issues of
choosing the proper radiation source, detector and technique. Chapter 15 is
devoted to the processes of modifying the energy, direction, and intensity of
commercially available radiation sources. Design and shielding calculation
methods are outlined in Chapter 16. Experimental design, including the
licensing process and laboratory practices, are examined in Chapter
17. Chapter 18 deals with the issues associated with
commercializing a developed device, in particular, prototyping and patents.
In addiction to the above
described 18 chapters, the book includes 7 appendices, provided for convenience
at the end of each volume. They include: (A) basic units and constants, (B) an
alphabetical list of elements and natural isotopes, (C) the basics of
relativistic mechanics, (D) the quantum-mechanics concept for cross-sections,
(E) methods for calculating nuclear/atomic parameters for compounds and
mixtures, (F) approaches to evaluating the effective-energy of multienergetic sources, and (G) radiation counting
statistics.
This book is designed to provide students and experts
with an inclusive source of streamlined information. Researchers and instrument
developers will find a list of 1373 references. The application index will enable practising engineers
and industrial physicists to easily identify techniques suited for a particular
application, along with their previous uses.
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ERRATA
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Page |
Line or
Location |
Replace |
With |
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7 |
l−10 |
soils |
solids |
|
50 |
Table 2.14 last
line |
124Sb |
124Sb/Be |
|
74 |
6 lines
below Eq. (3.20) |
strong
dependence |
dependence |
|
76 |
Eq. (3.24) |
mm |
mm−1 |
|
84 |
above Eq.
(3.39) |
increases |
decreases |
|
100 |
l+3 |
A nucleus |
A neutron |
|
|
|
a neutron |
a nucleus |
|
115 |
l−9 |
ten |
hundred |
|
120 |
last equation |
ell |
l |
|
134 |
Eq. (3.155) |
Bq |
Bq/g |
|
135 |
l+1 |
N1(0) = 0 |
N2(0) = 0 |
|
213 |
Eq. (4.15) |
Ld |
nothing |
|
214 |
Eq. (4.16) |
0.9 |
0.09 |
|
237 |
l−5 |
steel |
steel, |
|
287 |
Figure 6.8 |
c) .... downward |
c) ....
sideways |
|
287 |
Figure 6.8 |
d) ....
sideways |
d) .... downward |
|
297 |
l−6 |
nodal |
modal |
|
333 |
Eq. (7.36c) |
P →b |
P → c |
|
|
Eq. (7.36d) |
S2,A |
S2,B |
|
337 |
Fig. 7.10 |
XiΛf |
XfΛf |
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|
Xs |
Ys |
|
429 |
Eq. (8.25) |
F(Sigma, x_b – x_a) |
f(Sigma, x_b – x_a) |
|
430 |
Eq. (8.26) |
f(Sigma, x_2 –
x_1) |
f(Sigma, x_b – x_a) |
|
439 |
l-7 |
H |
Hf |
|
696 |
l−8 |
59.5 MeV |
59.5 keV |
|
|
|
yttrium |
ytterbium |
|
Liv |
line above Eq.
(E.6) |
weight
fractions |
atomic
fractions |
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Last update: Wednesday, January-05-11.