Nuclear Chemistry

After retiring from IIT Bombay, Maheshwar Sharon became an adjunct professor at Birla College and founded the Nanotechnology Research Center. Dr. Sharon has written more than 150 research articles for various journals and was awarded the Man of the Year by AB Inc. in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, a Life Member of the Electrochemical Society, India, and a Life Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad.

• Radioactivity. Interaction of Radiation with Matter. Ionization Counters. Detection of Nuclear Radiation by Scintillation Counter. Preparation of Sources for Counting. Factors Affecting Counting Efficiency. Identification of Radioactive Isotopes. Statistics of Counting. Health Hazards and Contamination Control. Exercises. References. Index.

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