Egorov, Yu. A. Scintillation Method of Gamma-Ray and Fast Neutron Spectrometry (Stsintillyatsionnyy metod spektrometrii gamma-izlucheniya i bystrykh neytronov), 1963. In Russian

Егоров Ю. А. Сцинтилляционный метод спектрометрии гамма-излучения и быстрых нейтронов.
Москва : Госатомиздат, 1963.
304 с. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, увеличенный формат. Тираж 6000 экз.
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Egorov, Yu. A. Scintillation Method of Gamma-Ray and Fast Neutron Spectrometry (Stsintillyatsionnyy metod spektrometrii gamma-izlucheniya i bystrykh neytronov).
Moscow : Gosatomizdat, 1963.
304 pp. Hardcover, enlarged format. Print run: 6,000 copies.

This 1963 monograph is a foundational practical guide from the "Golden Age" of Soviet nuclear instrumentation. Published by Gosatomizdat (the State Publishing House for Atomic Literature), it addresses the critical technical challenges of measuring ionizing radiation during the rapid expansion of the Soviet nuclear program. The scintillation method remains one of the most versatile techniques in nuclear physics, and Egorov’s work provides a rigorous bridge between theoretical radiation physics and laboratory practice.
The book systematically covers the physical mechanisms of scintillation—whereby radiation energy is converted into light flashes within crystals or liquids—and the subsequent conversion of these flashes into electrical signals via photomultiplier tubes. Egorov details the complex processes of gamma-ray spectrometry and the particularly difficult task of measuring fast neutron spectra, which requires sophisticated discrimination techniques to separate neutron signals from background gamma radiation.
Detailed chapters are devoted to the calibration of spectrometers, the mathematical processing of experimental spectra, and the statistical analysis of errors. This volume served as an essential manual for the generation of scientists and engineers who operated the USSR’s research reactors and particle accelerators. For historians of science and technology, it offers a window into the specialized tools and methodologies that drove 20th-century radiation monitoring and nuclear safety protocols.