Interaction of Particles and Radiation with Matter

Introduction: Fundamentals of the Structure of Matter.- A. Elementary Particles.- B. The Atomic Nucleus.- C. Atoms and Molecules.- I. Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter.- First Lecture.- 1.1 Ionization Stopping and Multiple Scattering of Fast Heavy Particles in Disordered Media: Relationship Between Parameters Characterizing the Passage of Particles Through Matter and Characteristics of Elementary Processes.- 1.2 The Classical Theory of Ionization Stopping.- Second Lecture.- 2.1 Quantum Theory of Ionization Stopping of Fast Charged Particles.- 2.2 Stopping Times and Path Ranges of Particles in Media.- 2.3 Calculation of the Average Multiple-Scattering Angle.- 2.4 Straggling: Fluctuations of Ionization Losses.- Third Lecture.- 3.1 Dielectric Theory of Ionization Stopping.- 3.2 Application of the Dielectric Theory : Ionization Stopping in a Rarefied Gas.- 3.3 Stopping of a Charged Particle in a Degenerate Electron Gas.- 3.4 Local Density Approximation.- 3.5 Relativistic Effects: The Bethe-Bloch Formula.- Fourth Lecture.- 4.1 Ionization Stopping of Slow Particles.- 4.2 Bragg s Composition Law.- 4.3 The Stopping Power of a Medium for Particles and Antiparticles: The Z3 Correction to the Bethe-Bloch Formula.- 4.4 Passage of Multiple-Charged Ions Through Matter.- 4.5 The Passage of Electrons Through Matter.- Fifth Lecture.- 5.1 Channelling.- 5.2 The Shadow Effect (Blocking).- Sixth Lecture.- 6.1 Interaction of Molecular Ions with Matter.- 6.2 Application of the Method of Computer Simulation.- II. Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter.- Seventh Lecture.- 7.1 Passage of ? Radiation Through Matter.- 7.2 Interaction of ? Quanta with the Atomic Nuclei of Matter. The Mössbauer Effect.- Eighth Lecture.- 8.1 Rotation of the Plane of Polarization of Light as an Effect Due to Parity Violation in Atoms.- 8.2 Experimental Observation of Parity Violation in Atoms.- Ninth Lecture.- 9.1 Electromagnetic Radiation Caused by the Passage of Particles Through Matter:

Graduate students with a basic knowledge of atomic and quantum physics will find this to be an outstanding and modern introductory course on the interaction of particles and radiation with matter. Many applications are given, which makes this book a suitable reference for scientists.