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= Detection and measurement of radiation  =
  
= Detection and measurement of radiation =
 
 
=== Aims  ===
 
=== Aims  ===
  
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=== Subtopics  ===
 
=== Subtopics  ===
  
* interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)
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*interaction processes of radiation with matter (ionization, scattering, excitation, formation of electromagnetic radiation, nuclear reaction)  
** alpha
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**alpha  
** beta<br>o gamma
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**beta<br>o gamma  
** neutrons
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**neutrons
* basic instrumentation in radiation measurements (detector, preamplifier, amplifier, ADC, MCA)
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*basic instrumentation in radiation measurements (detector, preamplifier, amplifier, ADC, MCA)  
* pulse counting vs. spectrometry
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*pulse counting vs. spectrometry  
* pulse rate 􀃆 counting efficiency 􀃆 activity<br>- factors affecting counting efficiency (detector efficiency, absorption, geometry, selfabsorption,<br>backscattering, dead-time)
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*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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*energy resolution  
* detectors for radiation measurement:
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*detectors for radiation measurement:  
** gas ionization detectors
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**gas ionization detectors  
** solid and liquid scintillators
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**solid and liquid scintillators  
** semiconductor detectors
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**semiconductor detectors
* statistics and error calculations in radiometric measurements
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*statistics and error calculations in radiometric measurements  
* interpretation of gamma, alpha, beta and X-ray spectra
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*interpretation of gamma, alpha, beta and X-ray spectra  
* energy and efficiency calibrations
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*energy and efficiency calibrations  
* liquid scintillation counting
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*liquid scintillation counting  
* radiation imaging (autoradiography, fission and alpha track counting etc)
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*radiation imaging (autoradiography, fission and alpha track counting etc)  
* background formation and subtraction
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*background formation and subtraction  
* quality control in radiation measurements
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*quality control in radiation measurements  
* mass spectrometric measurement of radionuclides
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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]]
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[[Category:CINCH]][[Category:Teaching]][[Category:MSc]][[Category:Minimum_requirement]][[Category:Detection]]

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