Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector  Purpose of the experiment: The purpose of the experiment is to become aware of the radioactivity of the human body.     Fundamentals: Potassium is essential to all living beings, including humans, where it's found especially in

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector Purpose of the experiment: Large area survey to evaluate the radioactivity concentration of Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium. Fundamentals: A geochemical exploration campaign aims at locating economic mineral deposits through the recognition of concentrations of chemical components,

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector  Purpose of the experiment: Starting from outdoor spectroscopy measurements to create the map of the natural radioactivity expressed in total specific activity in Bq/kg of the investigated area.   Fundamentals: The human population is continuously exposed to

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector  Purpose of the experiment: The main goal of the experiment is to understand how the measurement of the γ environmental radiation can be affect by the distance of the point of measurement.  Fundamentals: The linear attenuation

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector  Purpose of the experiment: The experimental activity aims to give to the user a critical understanding of environmental radioactivity phenomenon. Fundamentals: The use of portable gamma-ray spectrometers (NaI) as a probe for exploring the natural radioactivity

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector  Purpose of the experiment: Increase of the familiarity with environmental radioactivity topic via measurements in field which combine nuclear engineering and computer science for a better comprehension of basic physics concepts.  Fundamentals: Radioactivity is a physical

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector  Purpose of the experiment: The main goal of the experiment is the estimation of the natural radioactivity content in several dwellings and/or buildings representative of the different geological construction materials and commonly used in building constructions.