Difference between revisions of "KJM5911 Lab Exercise 1 - Basics"
From mn/safe/nukwik
Jonpo@uio.no (talk | contribs) |
Jonpo@uio.no (talk | contribs) (→Basic radlab work routines) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
'''Learning Goals''' | '''Learning Goals''' | ||
| − | * To understand the relationship between amount of radioactive material and desintegrasjon rate. | + | * To understand the relationship between amount (in g) of radioactive material and desintegrasjon rate. |
* To understand the relationship between count rate and desintegrasjon rate. | * To understand the relationship between count rate and desintegrasjon rate. | ||
* To understand the uncertainty in measured number of counts and be able to calculate the uncertainty in numbers derived from such numbers. | * To understand the uncertainty in measured number of counts and be able to calculate the uncertainty in numbers derived from such numbers. | ||
| − | * Be able to use a radioactivity detector. | + | * Be able to use a radioactivity detector (gas-filled detector). |
* To know and understand the basic principles for work with open radioactive sources. | * To know and understand the basic principles for work with open radioactive sources. | ||
* Be able to conduct contamination checks. | * Be able to conduct contamination checks. | ||
| + | * To understand the fundamentals about gamma spectroscopy demonstrated with a NaI detector. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 25 September 2012
Basic radlab work routines
Learning Goals
- To understand the relationship between amount (in g) of radioactive material and desintegrasjon rate.
- To understand the relationship between count rate and desintegrasjon rate.
- To understand the uncertainty in measured number of counts and be able to calculate the uncertainty in numbers derived from such numbers.
- Be able to use a radioactivity detector (gas-filled detector).
- To know and understand the basic principles for work with open radioactive sources.
- Be able to conduct contamination checks.
- To understand the fundamentals about gamma spectroscopy demonstrated with a NaI detector.
This exercise consist of the following parts:
Theory
- Student Guide - Safety Rules in Radiochemistry
- Student Guide - Radioactive Disintegration
- Student Guide - Statistics
- Student Guide - Geiger-Müller Counter and Counting Efficiency
Questions Should be answered before the lab starts.
Experimental Procedure
