Articles tagged as “γ Spectroscopy”

Poisson and Gaussian Distribution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 Backpack detector kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5630EN/P - Enviromental Kit SP5600C/AN - Gamma Kit SP5650 - Open

Energy Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5600EMU - Emulation Kit Purpose of the experiment 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 allows to learn by

System Calibration: Linearity and Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No 2 Gamma Radioactive Source Equipments:SP5600C/AN - Educational Gamma KitGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentRecording 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

Photonuclear cross-section / Compton Scattering cross-section

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis 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:SG6117A - Gamma / Premium Kit,SG6117C - Enviromental Kit,SG6117E - Backpack DetectorEquipmentSP5600EMU -

Radon passive measurement

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: Get familiar with radon passive measurements by taking care of the proper sample preparation and exposure, as well as of acquiring the spectrum to calculate the Radon concentration. Fundamentals: Experimental setup block

Test Sample Identification

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: Record the energy spectrum of the Test sample and identify the peaks, after the energy calibration, by knowing the decay chain of Thorium and Uranium. Fundamentals: Naturally occurring radiative material (NORM) is material

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/ENP - Enviromental Kit  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 of Thorium and Uranium. Fundamentals: Natural radioactivity has several sources that can

Fertilizer and photopeak identification

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Gamma Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Beta Radioactive Source 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 ROI and perform a Gaussian fit on the peak.

Background Measurements

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No No Equipments SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  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 background energy spectrum are the gamma radiations that originate from naturally occurring