X-rays in Atomic and Nuclear Physics (Hardcover, 2 Revised edition)

Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Historical introduction; 2. The continuous X-ray spectrum; 3. Characteristic X-rays; 4. Experimental techniques for the study of X-rays; 5. The absorption and scattering of X-rays; 6. X-ray production by protons, α-particles and heavy ions; 7. X-rays in radioactive decay; 8. Some additional fields of X-ray study; Appendix 1. Range energy relations, etc., for electrons; 2. Experimentally determined mass attenuation coefficients; 3. Decay schemes of some radionuclides; 4. Absorption edges and characteristic emission energies in keV; 5. K-shell fluorescence yields; Bibliography; Index.