All CAEN Experiments

Samples Comparison

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: This activity shows how to compare different spectra together. Fundamentals: Spectra comparison is a very common procedure in statistics and physics and consist of the superposition of different spectra, taken in the same

Soil sample identification

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN - Environmental kit Model i-Spector - S2570B Samples Description Intelligent Silicon Photomultiplier Tube Samples Purpose of the experiment Record the energy spectrum of the Soil sample and identify the peaks, after the energy calibration, by knowing the decay chain

Fertilizer and photopeak identification

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN - Environmental kit Model i-Spector - S2570B Samples Description Intelligent Silicon Photomultiplier Tube Samples Purpose of the experiment Record the energy spectrum of Fertilizer sample and identify the Potassium peak. The experience will guide the user to select a

Background Measurements

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN - Environmental kit Model i-Spector - S2570B Samples Description Intelligent Silicon Photomultiplier Tube Samples Purpose of the experiment Measurement of the background radioactivity to be subtracted from the energy spectra of the samples. Fundamentals The main contributors to the

Energy calibration of System based on LYSO crystal and Fertilizer sample

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN - Environmental kit Model i-Spector - S2570B Samples Description Intelligent Silicon Photomultiplier Tube Samples Purpose of the experiment Recording γ energy spectra of several radioactive sources and detecting the photo-peaks to calibrate the response of the system is the

Solar Activity Monitoring

CAEN Educational
SG6220D
Categories: CAEN Experiments, Cosmic Rays | Tags: Cosmic Rays, muons, solar wind

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No No Equipment: SP5620CH - Cosmic Hunter Model SP5621 SP5622 (x2) Description Coincidence Module Detection System Purpose of the experiment Observation of cosmic flux variation due to solar activity. Fundamentals The intensity of the cosmic rays observed at the surface of the Earth

Absorption Measurements

CAEN Educational
SG6219D
Categories: CAEN Experiments, Cosmic Rays | Tags: Cosmic Rays, muons

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5620CH - Cosmic Hunter Model SP5621 SP5622 (x2) Description Coincidence Module Detection System Requirements A large iron or lead tile is strongly suggested. Purpose of the experiment The main goal of this experiment is verify the absorption of the cosmic

Environmental and Cosmic Radiation

CAEN Educational
SG6218D
Categories: CAEN Experiments, Cosmic Rays | Tags: Cosmic Rays, muons

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5620CH - Cosmic HunterModelSP5621SP5622 (x2)DescriptionCoincidence ModuleDetection SystemRequirementsA large iron or lead tile is strongly suggested.Purpose of the experimentTo estimate the contribution of environmental radiation during the detection of the cosmic radiation.FundamentalsNatural radiation is composed of two components: Environmental (primarily derived from

Cosmic Shower Detection

CAEN Educational
SG6217D
Categories: CAEN Experiments, Cosmic Rays | Tags: Cosmic Rays, cosmic shower, muons

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No No Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5620CH educational kit. Equipment: SP5620CH - Cosmic Hunter Model SP5621 SP5622 (x2) Description Coincidence Module Detection System Purpose of the experiment Detection of the cosmic showers by using the coincidence of three

Zenith Dependence of Muons Flux

CAEN Educational
SG6216D
Categories: CAEN Experiments, Cosmic Rays | Tags: Cosmic Rays, muons

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5620CH educational kit. This experiment is also possible with the SP5609 - Telescope Mechanics or a similar structure Equipment: SP5620CH - Cosmic Hunter Model SP5621 SP5622 (x2) Description Coincidence Module Detection System