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==== Learning Goals  ====
 
==== Learning Goals  ====
 
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After having completed this exercise you should know the following:
*The student shall receive practical experience with radioactive sources and the handling of these.  
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* Have practical experience on working with open radioactive sources.
*The exercise shows how amounts that are difficult to measure easily can be measured by radioactive tracers, which in this case is the distribution between organic and aqueous phase.  
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* Know basic safety rules and procedures for working with modest amounts of radioactivity.  
*The student will learn how <span class="texhtml">γ</span>-radiation can be measured (<span class="texhtml">γ</span>-spectroscopy) and how such measurements can be used to identify the amount of radionuclides.
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* Know how to use a radiation monitor.
*To learn how an isotope generator functions.
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* Get practical experience with measuring ("counting") radioactive samples, and understand the inherent uncertainty using proportional counters and NaI (<span class="texhtml">γ</span>-spectroscopy detectors.
*To learn the principle of neutron activation.
 
  
 
==== Explanation and Exercise Guide  ====
 
==== Explanation and Exercise Guide  ====

Revision as of 05:53, 23 September 2012

Learning Goals

After having completed this exercise you should know the following:

  • Have practical experience on working with open radioactive sources.
  • Know basic safety rules and procedures for working with modest amounts of radioactivity.
  • Know how to use a radiation monitor.
  • Get practical experience with measuring ("counting") radioactive samples, and understand the inherent uncertainty using proportional counters and NaI (γ-spectroscopy detectors.

Explanation and Exercise Guide

Theory

Experimental

Other

Equipment

Safety Aspects