Fülszöveg
IN recent years, important improvements
have been made in one of the oldest
methods of detecting nuclear particles; the
method of direct photography. When a
fast charged particle passes through a suit-
able photographic emulsion, it renders the
silver halide grains along its path develop-
able. After processing, these grains can be
seen, under the microscope, as black specks
of silver, and the trajectory of the particle
in the emulsion can thus be inferred. This
book, by two of the foremost authorities
on the subject, is essentially an atlas of
photo-micrographs of the tracks obtained
in this way. The subjects cover a great
variety of nuclear processes, including
natural radioactivity, nuclear transmuta-
tions, and disintegrations produced by
cosmic ray particles. Among the latter,
there are many original examples illustra-
ting processes involving charged mesons
which are of great contemporary scientific
interest. The photographs are accom-
panied by an...
Tovább
Fülszöveg
IN recent years, important improvements
have been made in one of the oldest
methods of detecting nuclear particles; the
method of direct photography. When a
fast charged particle passes through a suit-
able photographic emulsion, it renders the
silver halide grains along its path develop-
able. After processing, these grains can be
seen, under the microscope, as black specks
of silver, and the trajectory of the particle
in the emulsion can thus be inferred. This
book, by two of the foremost authorities
on the subject, is essentially an atlas of
photo-micrographs of the tracks obtained
in this way. The subjects cover a great
variety of nuclear processes, including
natural radioactivity, nuclear transmuta-
tions, and disintegrations produced by
cosmic ray particles. Among the latter,
there are many original examples illustra-
ting processes involving charged mesons
which are of great contemporary scientific
interest. The photographs are accom-
panied by an explanatory text and the
authors arrange their material to give a
very simple and direct illustration of many
of the main features of nuclear physics in
its present stage of development. The
book should thus be of great value to
students and teachers; in addition it will
serve as a book of reference for specialists
in the subject.
Vissza