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Radiation detection and measurement
Nuclear I n s t r u m e n t s and Methods 171 (1980) 199 O North-Holland Publishing C o m p a n y
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GLENN b: KNOLL, Radiation detection and measurement (John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, U.K., 1979) pp. 816, £ 17.25. D,A. BROMLEY, Detectors in nuclear science (North-Holland Publ. Co., A m s t e r d a m , 1979) pp. 738, Dfl. 400.00. Prof. Knoll's b o o k is intended as a t e x t b o o k on nuclear i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n and radiation m e a s u r e m e n t s for students up to the first year o f their graduate program. As pointed o u t by the author in his preface the book contains a lot more material t h a n is usually covered within such a program. The reviewer agrees with the author that the b o o k will thus be even more useful for the students at a more advanced stage of their training w h e n they are involved in radiation measurements. The material is treated over the 800 pages with an impressive wish and ability to have the pedagogical aspects in mind all the time. The book is in fact the result of fifteen years o f experience in teaching nuclear i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n with the advantage o f the s t u d e n t s ' feedback. Judging from the o u t c o m e of the present b o o k the a u t h o r ' s students should be congratulated to have had such a devoted teacher. There are seven main sections: first a general introduction, then gasfilled detectors and spectroscopy, detector electronics and pulse processing and finally miscellaneous radiation detectors and applications. A short appendix on radiation effects and
Two reports on Evaluation o f uranium resources. The controversy over nuclear energy policy in recent years has aroused a new interest in the assessment of u r a n i u m resources. A l t h o u g h the predictions for future nuclear power growth rate have declined significantly, the present developm e n t away from reprocessing and the breeder might imply a greater future d e m a n d for uranium. Concepts o f uranium resources and producibility is a report published by U.S National Research Council and dealing with the problem of assessing the magnitude and availability of U.S resources of
exposure limits is also included. Under the above seven sections the material is distributed over 20 chapters, each chapter being provided with carefully selected illustrations and m a n y good examples from practical laboratory work. A n u m ber of problems are collected at the end of each chapter and also references to recent works, b o t h m o n o g r a p h s and scientific publications. The reviewer will strongly r e c o m m e n d this b o o k by professor Knoll. In the recent issues of Nuclear Instruments and Methods (vol. 162, parts I and II) an extensive compilation was made on the same topics, namely Detectors in nuclear science under the editorship of Prof. D. Allan Bromley. This compilation is now also available as a separate book (North-Holland Publ, Co., Amsterdam). The aim of Prof. Bromley's book is more towards nuclear science with advanced applications in various current research fields. Each chapter in this book has been treated by a specialist in the particular field and the scope and level is therefore in m a n y respects different from professor Knotl's book. According to the reviewer's mind the two books, appearing almost simultaneously, are b o t h excellent and c o m p l e m e n t a r y in scope. For a nuclear science laboratory they are b o t h indispensable and will be so for a long time. KAISIEGBAHN
uranium. T h e report reviews h o w the vast a m o u n t of diverse geological and geophysical information is organized into estimates of potential-largely u n d i s c o v e r e d - r e s o u r c e s . It also deals with the market and production factors that determine if the resources will be developed in a timely fashion. T h e IAEA publication Evaluation o f uranium resources also deals with assessment m e t h o d s and techniques b u t in particular for the assistance of developing countries lacking pertinent geological information and mining experience. ARNEHEDGRAN
199
BOOK REVIEWS
GLENN b: KNOLL, Radiation detection and measurement (John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, U.K., 1979) pp. 816, £ 17.25. D,A. BROMLEY, Detectors in nuclear science (North-Holland Publ. Co., A m s t e r d a m , 1979) pp. 738, Dfl. 400.00. Prof. Knoll's b o o k is intended as a t e x t b o o k on nuclear i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n and radiation m e a s u r e m e n t s for students up to the first year o f their graduate program. As pointed o u t by the author in his preface the book contains a lot more material t h a n is usually covered within such a program. The reviewer agrees with the author that the b o o k will thus be even more useful for the students at a more advanced stage of their training w h e n they are involved in radiation measurements. The material is treated over the 800 pages with an impressive wish and ability to have the pedagogical aspects in mind all the time. The book is in fact the result of fifteen years o f experience in teaching nuclear i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n with the advantage o f the s t u d e n t s ' feedback. Judging from the o u t c o m e of the present b o o k the a u t h o r ' s students should be congratulated to have had such a devoted teacher. There are seven main sections: first a general introduction, then gasfilled detectors and spectroscopy, detector electronics and pulse processing and finally miscellaneous radiation detectors and applications. A short appendix on radiation effects and
Two reports on Evaluation o f uranium resources. The controversy over nuclear energy policy in recent years has aroused a new interest in the assessment of u r a n i u m resources. A l t h o u g h the predictions for future nuclear power growth rate have declined significantly, the present developm e n t away from reprocessing and the breeder might imply a greater future d e m a n d for uranium. Concepts o f uranium resources and producibility is a report published by U.S National Research Council and dealing with the problem of assessing the magnitude and availability of U.S resources of
exposure limits is also included. Under the above seven sections the material is distributed over 20 chapters, each chapter being provided with carefully selected illustrations and m a n y good examples from practical laboratory work. A n u m ber of problems are collected at the end of each chapter and also references to recent works, b o t h m o n o g r a p h s and scientific publications. The reviewer will strongly r e c o m m e n d this b o o k by professor Knoll. In the recent issues of Nuclear Instruments and Methods (vol. 162, parts I and II) an extensive compilation was made on the same topics, namely Detectors in nuclear science under the editorship of Prof. D. Allan Bromley. This compilation is now also available as a separate book (North-Holland Publ, Co., Amsterdam). The aim of Prof. Bromley's book is more towards nuclear science with advanced applications in various current research fields. Each chapter in this book has been treated by a specialist in the particular field and the scope and level is therefore in m a n y respects different from professor Knotl's book. According to the reviewer's mind the two books, appearing almost simultaneously, are b o t h excellent and c o m p l e m e n t a r y in scope. For a nuclear science laboratory they are b o t h indispensable and will be so for a long time. KAISIEGBAHN
uranium. T h e report reviews h o w the vast a m o u n t of diverse geological and geophysical information is organized into estimates of potential-largely u n d i s c o v e r e d - r e s o u r c e s . It also deals with the market and production factors that determine if the resources will be developed in a timely fashion. T h e IAEA publication Evaluation o f uranium resources also deals with assessment m e t h o d s and techniques b u t in particular for the assistance of developing countries lacking pertinent geological information and mining experience. ARNEHEDGRAN