Chapter5-Radiation+and+Materials.pptVIP

NUCLEAR ENERGY PROFESSIONAL(SPECIAL) ENGLISH COURSE CHAPTER 5 Radiation and Materials(辐射与物质) The word “radiation” will be taken to embrace (包含) all particles, whether they are of material or electromagnetic origin. We include those produced by both atomic and nuclear processes and those resulting from electrical acceleration, noting that there is no essential (本质的) difference between X-rays from atomic collisions and gamma rays from nuclear decay; protons can come from a particle accelerator, from cosmic rays (宇宙射线) , or from a nuclear reaction in a reactor (反应堆). The word “materials” wil1