An Introduction to the Passage of Energetic Particles through Matter

ISBN: 9780750309356 出版年：2006 页码：376 Carron, N J CRC Press

INTRODUCTION Background Charged vs. Neutral Particles Terminology Distribution Function and Flux Reaction Rates in Planar and Omnidirectional Fluxes Energy Spectrum and Spectral Fluence References PHOTONS Long Wavelengths Short Wavelengths Photon Interactions Photoelectric Absorption Coherent Rayleigh Scattering Compton Scattering Pair Production Total Photon Cross Sections Attenuation and Energy Deposited in Target Material Electron Flux from Photon Flux-The "1% Rule" Dosimetric Quantities for Gammas and X-Rays Sources of Cross Section Data Large Contour Plots Data on the CD-ROM References ELECTRONS Introduction Elastic Scattering of an Electron from an Atom Inelastic Scattering of an Electron from an Atom Electron Energy Loss Collisional Energy Loss Radiative Energy Loss Total Energy Loss and Mean Range against Total Stopping Power Multiple Angular Scattering Cross Sections in Selected Elements Electrons in Low Pressure Air Large Contour Plots Data on the CD-ROM References PROTONS AND HEAVIER IONS Background Principal Results of Ion Stopping Power Theory Ion Stopping Power in Compounds Proton and Alpha Particle Stopping Power in Selected Materials Proton-Nucleus Elastic Scattering Large Contour Plots References SELECTED TOPICS ON NEUTRON INTERACTIONS Introduction Neutron Energy and Reaction Nomenclature Good Neutron Absorbers The Case of Gd157 Cross Section Dependence on Target Temperature Neutrons in Silicon Neutron Lifetime in Air Neutron Cross Sections in Selected Isotopes References APPENDICES Useful Constants and Defined Units Useful Internet Web Sites