{"product_id":"tracks-to-innovation-nuclear-tracks-in-science-and-technology-hardcover","title":"Tracks to Innovation: Nuclear Tracks in Science and Technology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Fleischer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen certain materials are exposed to radioactivity, latent tracks are left in the material. When such an exposed material is chemically etched, the tracks are revealed as pits. This discovery paved the way not only for a new and useful method of measuring radioactivity, it has also found widespread applications in other fields, ranging from geology and materials science to archaeology and art history. This book describes the physics underlying the technique as well as its applications. Some prior knowledge of physics is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1960s, it was discovered that when mica is exposed to energetic charged particles (from radioactive decays or cosmic rays, for example), the particles leave latent tracks in the material. Three scientists at General Electric (Buford Price, Robert Walker, and the author) found that chemically etching such an irradiated material reveals the tracks as narrow, deep pits, whose size and shape are determined both by the particle that made the track, by the material in which the track is made, and by the technique used in etching. It soon turned out that glass, plastics, or certain other materials can similarly be used to detect nuclear particles. This discovery paved the way not only for a new and useful method of detecting nuclear radiation, it has also found widespread applications in other fields. Fleischer presents the history of these developments and discusses the applications of the technique in a way that will be of interest to anyone with a minimal knowledge of physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 193\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.52 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53111659200819,"sku":"9780387983424","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wTHnF5Tne19780387983424.webp?v=1772748620","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/tracks-to-innovation-nuclear-tracks-in-science-and-technology-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}