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=== Subtopics  ===
 
=== Subtopics  ===
  
* interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)<br>o alpha
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* interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)
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** alpha
 
** beta<br>o gamma
 
** beta<br>o gamma
 
** neutrons
 
** 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>
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* basic instrumentation in radiation measurements (detector, preamplifier, amplifier, ADC, MCA)
 +
* pulse counting vs. spectrometry
 +
* pulse rate 􀃆 counting efficiency 􀃆 activity<br>- factors affecting counting efficiency (detector efficiency, absorption, geometry, selfabsorption,<br>backscattering, dead-time)
 +
* energy resolution
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* detectors for radiation measurement:
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** 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
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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  ===
  
 
*[[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 15:47, 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