All “Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity” experiments

Response of a Plastic Scintillating Tile

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Equipment SP5600D/AN - Educational Beta Kit Beta Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment To get acquainted with a set-up based on a plastic scintillator tile coupled to a Silicon Photo-multiplier. Carrying out the experiment Connect the power and the MCX cables

Photonuclear cross-section / Compton Scattering cross-section

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C/AN educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5640 - Backpack Detector SP5630ENP - Environmental Kit SP5600EMU -

γ-Radiation Absorption

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C/AN educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide:SP5640 - Backpack DetectorSP5630ENP - Environmental KitEquipmentSP5600C/AN - Educational Gamma KitAdditional Gamma Radioactive

A Comparison of Different Scintillating Crystals: Light Yield, Decay Time and Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C/AN educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5630ENP - Environmental Kit Equipment SP5600C/AN - Educational Gamma Kit

System Calibration: Linearity and Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600EMU educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5600C/AN - Educational Gamma/Premium Kit SP5640 - Backpack Detector SP5630ENP -

Energy Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C/AN educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5640 - Backpack Detector SP5650 - Open FPGA Kit SP5630ENP -

Poisson and Gaussian Distribution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C/AN educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5640 - Backpack Detector SP5630EN/P - Enviromental Kit SP5650 - Open

Detecting γ-Radiation

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Equipments SP5600C/AN - Educational Gamma Kit Additional Gamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment Gamma radioactivity detection by using a system composed of a scintillating crystal coupled to a photon detector. Fundamentals Gamma rays interact with matter by three processes: Compton