Articles tagged as “γ Spectroscopy”

Energy calibration of System based on LYSO crystal and Fertilizer sample

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP Environmental KIT - Gamma Radiation Measurements 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 main goal of the experiment. Fundamentals: The calibration

Training Future Engineers to Be Ghostbusters: Hunting for the Spectral Environmental Radioactivity

September 24th, 2021| |CAEN Experiments, Environmental radioactivity

Although environmental radioactivity is all around us, the collective public imagination often associates a negative feeling to this natural phenomenon. To increase the familiarity with this phenomenon we have designed, implemented, and tested an interdisciplinary educational activity for pre-collegiate students in which nuclear engineering and computer science are ancillary to the comprehension of basic physics concepts.

Erasmus Mundus Program: Quantus software detector’s calibration and efficiency curve

September 24th, 2021| |CAEN Experiments, Gamma Spectroscopy, Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity, Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity

Detectors need calibration before starting data acquisition in both energy and full width half maximum of the signal (FWHM). The first requires multiple known energy peaks so several gamma sources are used, while the second is related to the fact of having Gaussian distribution shapes in the spectrum centred in the peak energy instead of a sharp shape. All the spectra collected and calibration done bring the possibility of calculate the efficiency of the detector, which is a curve showing the relation between energy and efficiency. Thanks to that curve scientists are able to set the best conditions for the acquisition, as well as to determine the activity of an unknown source. Quantus is CAEN high performance software to make Quantitative Spectrometry with Hexagon digital MCA. It permits working with many spectra at the same time. Since it allows setting parameters in the hardware, collecting data and analysing them, it is a useful tool for calibration purpose.

Erasmus Mundus Program: Environmental Measurements with iSpector

September 24th, 2021| |CAEN Experiments, Environmental radioactivity

In this report the radioactivity measurement of samples usually found in the environment was studied, using iSpector Digital (Intelligent Silicon Photomultiplier Tube with Digital MCA). After the energy calibration of the system based on LYSO crystal and the calibration verification and tuning with Potassium Chloride sample, the data analysis of the Pozzolana Sample Spectrum as well as the Background measurement was done. Furthermore, the test sample radiation was identified.

Basic Measurements: γ Spectroscopy and System Linearity

Download printable version DifficultExecution TimeData AnalysisRadioactive SourcesNoYes Equipments SP5701 - EasyPET  22Na Radioactive source (recommended: 1/2 inch disc, 10 μCi) Purpose of the experiment Gamma spectroscopy studies by using a gamma radioactive sources and by analysing the signals produced by the interaction of the gamma with one of the scintillating crystals of the system.

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