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= 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.
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=== Aims ===
  
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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.
- interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of<br>electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)<br>o alpha<br>o beta<br>o gamma<br>o neutrons<br>- 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>
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*interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)  
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**alpha  
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**beta<br>o gamma  
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**neutrons
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*basic instrumentation in radiation measurements (detector, preamplifier, amplifier, ADC, MCA)  
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*pulse counting vs. spectrometry  
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*pulse rate 􀃆 counting efficiency 􀃆 activity<br>- factors affecting counting efficiency (detector efficiency, absorption, geometry, selfabsorption,<br>backscattering, dead-time)  
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*energy resolution  
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*detectors for radiation measurement:  
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**gas ionization detectors  
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**solid and liquid scintillators  
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**semiconductor detectors
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*statistics and error calculations in radiometric measurements  
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*interpretation of gamma, alpha, beta and X-ray spectra  
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*energy and efficiency calibrations  
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*liquid scintillation counting  
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*radiation imaging (autoradiography, fission and alpha track counting etc)  
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*background formation and subtraction  
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*quality control in radiation measurements  
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*mass spectrometric measurement of radionuclides
  
 
=== Teaching Material from NukWik  ===
 
=== Teaching Material from NukWik  ===
  
*Movie which compares absorption of betas and gammas [[Image:Absorption movie.gif|100px]]
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*[[Media:Absorption_movie.gif|Movie which compares absorption of betas and gammas]]
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 21 September 2012

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)
    • alpha
    • beta
      o gamma
    • neutrons
  • 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:
    • gas ionization detectors
    • solid and liquid scintillators
    • 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

Teaching Material from NukWik