All “Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity” experiments
Water Phantom Characterization of a Novel Optical Fiber Sensor for LDR Brachytherapy
A short review about portable didactic PET system for high-level education
Activity of the 60Co
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Gamma Equipment SP5640 - Backpack Detector Gamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment Determine the activity of a 60Co source from its gamma spectrum. Learn about the meaning of the sum peak, visible in the spectrum of some radioactive soruces. Fundamentals The 60Co
Study of the 137Cs spectrum: the backscatter peak and X rays
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide:SG6118B - Emulation KitEquipmentSP5640 - Backpack DetectorAdditional Gamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the
γ-Radiation Absorption
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide:SG6116A - Gamma kit,SG6116C - Enviromental KitEquipmentSP5640 - Backpack DetectorGamma Radioactive Source Additional
System Calibration: Linearity and Resolution
Download printable version DifficultExecution TimeData AnalysisRadioactive SourcesNoGamma Equipments: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment Recording and comparing the γ energy spectra of several radioactive sources is the main goal of the experiment. The photo-peaks are used to calibrate the response of the system and to measure the energy resolution. Fundamentals
Energy Resolution
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipments SP5640 - Backpack Detector Gamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment The analysis of the spectrum of the deposited energy by a γ ray in a detector discloses the essence of the interaction of high energy photons with matter and
Human body radioactivity
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector Purpose of the experiment: The purpose of the experiment is to become aware of the radioactivity of the human body. Fundamentals: Potassium is essential to all living beings, including humans, where it's found especially in
Geochimical and mineral exploration
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector Purpose of the experiment: Large area survey to evaluate the radioactivity concentration of Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium. Fundamentals: A geochemical exploration campaign aims at locating economic mineral deposits through the recognition of concentrations of chemical components,
Radioactivity maps production
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector Purpose of the experiment: Starting from outdoor spectroscopy measurements to create the map of the natural radioactivity expressed in total specific activity in Bq/kg of the investigated area. Fundamentals: The human population is continuously exposed to
Enviromental detection as a function of the soil distance
Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector Purpose of the experiment: The main goal of the experiment is to understand how the measurement of the γ environmental radiation can be affect by the distance of the point of measurement. Fundamentals: The linear attenuation
