All “Environmental Radioactivity” experiments

Mapping of potential radon-prone areas

CAEN Educational
SG6156E
Categories: Environmental radioactivity | Tags: Environmental radioactivity outdoor

Download printable version Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe experiment topic is aimed to study and understanding the radioactive radon gas produced in uranium decays.FundamentalsIt is now widely known that radon inhalation, in particular its progeny, significantly contributes to the public exposure.

Soil water content evaluation with gamma ray spectroscopy

CAEN Educational
SG6157E
Categories: Environmental radioactivity | Tags: Geiger-Müller (GM) Detectors

Download printable version Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe experiment topic is aimed at understanding how gamma-ray measurements can provide information about the water content of the soil.FundamentalsThe global warming effects put in danger global water availability and make it necessary to

Human body radioactivity

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe purpose of the experiment is to become aware of the radioactivity of the human body. FundamentalsPotassium is essential to all living beings, including

Geochemical and mineral exploration

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentLarge area survey to evaluate the radioactivity concentration of Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium. FundamentalsA geochemical exploration campaign aims at locating economic mineral deposits through

Radioactivity maps production

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentStarting from outdoor spectroscopy measurements to create the map of the natural radioactivity expressed in total specific activity in Bq/kg of the investigated area.  

Environmental detection as a function of the soil distance

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe main goal of the experiment is to understand how the measurement of the γ environmental radiation can be affect by the distance of

Ground coverage Effect on the Environmental Monitoring

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe experimental activity aims to give to the user a critical understanding of environmental radioactivity phenomenon.FundamentalsThe use of portable gamma-ray spectrometers (NaI) as a

Environmental monitoring in field

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentIncrease of the familiarity with environmental radioactivity topic via measurements in field which combine nuclear engineering and computer science for a better comprehension of

Poisson and Gaussian Distribution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5630EN/ENP - Environmental Kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SG6112A, SG6112B, SG6112E - Educational Kit Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Environmental

Radiological evaluation of the building materials

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit.Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe main goal of the experiment is the estimation of the natural radioactivity content in several dwellings and/or buildings representative of the different geological