All CAEN Experiments

Quantum Nature of Light

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Gamma Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600E/AN Educational Kit. Equipment: SP5600E - Educational Photon Kit Model SP5600 DT5720A SP5601 SP5650C Description Power Supply and Amplification Unit Desktop Digitizer 250 MS/s LED Driver Sensor Holder for SP5600 with SiPM Purpose

Muons Vertical Flux on Horizontal Detector

CAEN Educational
SG6212A
Categories: CAEN Experiments, Particle Physics | Tags: Cosmic Rays, Cosmics, muons, Muons Detection

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600AN/D educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5620CH - Cosmic Hunter Equipment: SP5600D - Educational Beta Kit Model

Muons Detection

CAEN Educational
SG6211A
Categories: CAEN Experiments, Cosmic Rays | Tags: Cosmic Rays, Cosmics, muons, Muons Detection

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600D educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SG6211D - Cosmic Hunter Equipment: SP5600D - Educational Beta Kit Model

Spatial Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipment: SP5700 - EasyPETModelSP5700Additional ToolDescriptionEasyPET22Na Radioactive source (recommended: 1/2 inch disc, 10 μCi) Purpose of the experimentEvaluation of the spatial resolution of a PET system composed of two detector modules.FundamentalsThe main goal of the PET studies is to obtain a good quality

Two-dimensional Reconstruction of a Radioactive Source

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Equipment: SP5700 - EasyPETModelSP5700Additional ToolDescriptionEasyPET22Na Radioactive source (recommended: 1/2 inch disc, 10 μCi) Purpose of the experimentUnderstanding the technique of the nuclear imaging and the setup optimization of the parameters by performing two-dimensional image reconstruction of 22Na radioactive source.FundamentalsThe EasyPET operation principle

Positron Annihilation Detection

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Equipment: SP5701 - EasyPET KitModelSP5700DT5770Additional ToolDescriptionEasyPETDesktop Multi-Channel Analyzer22Na Radioactive source (recommended: 1/2 inch disc, 10 μCi) Purpose of the experimentPositron annihilation detection by using a couple of detectors composed of a LYSO scintillating crystal coupled to a Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM).FundamentalsThe underlying principle

Basic Measurements: γ Spectroscopy and System Linearity

Download printable version   Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipment: SP5701 - EasyPET KitModelSP5700DT5770Additional ToolDescriptionEasyPETDesktop Multi-Channel Analyzer22Na Radioactive source (recommended: 1/2 inch disc, 10 μCi) Purpose of the experimentGamma spectroscopy studies by using a gamma radioactive sources and by analysing the signals produced by the interaction of the gamma with

β-Radiation as a Method to Measure Paper Sheet Grammage and Thin Layer Thickness

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipment: SP5600D - Educational Beta KitModelSP5600DT5720ASP5608Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sScintillating tileBeta Radioactive source Purpose of the experimentEstimation of the instrument sensitivity in the measurement of thin layer thickness by beta particle attenuation.FundamentalsBeta attenuation represents a golden standard in

β-Radiation: Transmission through Matter

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipment: SP5600D - Educational Beta KitModelSP5600DT5720ASP5608Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sScintillating tileBeta Radioactive source Purpose of the experimentAttenuation measurement of the intensity of β radioactive source as a function of the absorber thickness by using two absorber materials: aluminium

β-Spectroscopy

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipment: SP5600D - Educational Beta KitModelSP5600DT5720ASP5608Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sScintillating tileBeta Radioactive source Purpose of the experimentAfter gamma spectrometry, the student is introduced to the measurement and interpretation of β spectra, using a plastic scintillator tile.FundamentalsThere are three