KJM5911 Lab Exercise 4 - Szilard-Chalmers Reaction and Liquid-Scintillation Counting
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Learning Goals
After this exercise, you should know about and understand the following topics:
- The difference between radioactivity with or without carrier.
- Szilard-Chalmers method to produce carrier-free radioactive halides.
Theory
- Yield in Neutron Activation and Nuclear Reactions
- Neutrons
- The 238Pu/9Be n-source
- Nucleus Recoil-Energy in Neutron Capture Reactions
- Szilard-Chalmers Reaction
Experimental Procedure
Reports
Safety Aspects