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− | + | * interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)<br>o alpha | |
+ | ** beta<br>o gamma | ||
+ | ** neutrons | ||
+ | * basic instrumentation in radiation measurements (detector, preamplifier, amplifier, ADC,<br>MCA)<br>- pulse counting vs. spectrometry<br>- pulse rate counting efficiency activity<br>- factors affecting counting efficiency (detector efficiency, absorption, geometry, selfabsorption,<br>backscattering, dead-time)<br>- energy resolution<br>- detectors for radiation measurement:<br>o gas ionization detectors<br>o solid and liquid scintillators<br>o semiconductor detectors<br>- statistics and error calculations in radiometric measurements<br>- interpretation of gamma, alpha, beta and X-ray spectra<br>- energy and efficiency calibrations<br>- liquid scintillation counting<br>- radiation imaging (autoradiography, fission and alpha track counting etc)<br>- background formation and subtraction<br>- quality control in radiation measurements<br>- mass spectrometric measurement of radionuclides<br> | ||
=== Teaching Material from NukWik === | === Teaching Material from NukWik === | ||
*[[Media:Absorption_movie.gif|Movie which compares absorption of betas and gammas]] | *[[Media:Absorption_movie.gif|Movie which compares absorption of betas and gammas]] |
Revision as of 16:44, 21 September 2012
Contents
Detection and measurement of radiation
Aims
To teach the students basic knowledge on interaction processes of radiation with matter as a basis for radiation detection, basic instrumentation in radiation detection, detector types and formation of electric pulses in them, interpretation of various spectra, energy resolution, energy and efficiency calibrations. Since ICP-MS is becoming a standard method for the measurement of many radionuclides basics on mass spectrometric measurement of radionuclides should also be at least shortly covered.
Subtopics
- interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)
o alpha- beta
o gamma - neutrons
- beta
- basic instrumentation in radiation measurements (detector, preamplifier, amplifier, ADC,
MCA)
- pulse counting vs. spectrometry
- pulse rate counting efficiency activity
- factors affecting counting efficiency (detector efficiency, absorption, geometry, selfabsorption,
backscattering, dead-time)
- energy resolution
- detectors for radiation measurement:
o gas ionization detectors
o solid and liquid scintillators
o semiconductor detectors
- statistics and error calculations in radiometric measurements
- interpretation of gamma, alpha, beta and X-ray spectra
- energy and efficiency calibrations
- liquid scintillation counting
- radiation imaging (autoradiography, fission and alpha track counting etc)
- background formation and subtraction
- quality control in radiation measurements
- mass spectrometric measurement of radionuclides