<h2>Radiation Detection and Detectors Summary</h2>
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<li>Radiation detectors are based directly or indirectly upon the ionization created by radiation, as are the effects of radiation on living and inert materials.</li>
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<h2>Glossary</h2>
<h3>Geiger tube</h3>
<p>a very common radiation detector that usually gives an audio output</p>
<h3>photomultiplier</h3>
<p>a device that converts light into electrical signals</p>
<h3>radiation detector</h3>
<p>a device that is used to detect and track the radiation from a radioactive reaction</p>
<h3>scintillators</h3>
<p>a radiation detection method that records light produced when radiation interacts with materials</p>
<h3>solid-state radiation detectors</h3>
<p>semiconductors fabricated to directly convert incident radiation into electrical current</p>
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Summarizing Radiation Detection and Detectors

Physics is a science discipline concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. Physics topics include mechanics, heat, light and radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, the structure of atoms, and so on.

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Discover the principles behind nuclear physics and radioactivity, including the substructure of the nucleus, nuclear decay, and conservation laws, as well as practical applications in human and medical fields.


Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics

Atomic Masses

Binding Energy

Half-Life and Activity

Introduction to Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Decay and Conservation Laws

Nuclear Radioactivity

Radiation Detection and Detectors

Selected Radioactive Isotopes

Substructure of the Nucleus

Tunneling

Summarizing Radiation Detection and Detectors

Radiation Detection and Detectors Summary

Glossary

Geiger tube

photomultiplier

radiation detector

scintillators

solid-state radiation detectors

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