Soil water content evaluation with gamma ray spectroscopy

CAEN Educational
SG6157E
Categories: Environmental radioactivity | Tags: Geiger-Müller (GM) Detectors

Download printable version Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit. Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector Model SP5640 Description Backpack Detector Purpose of the experiment The experiment topic is aimed at understanding how γ-ray measurements can provide information about the water content of the soil. Fundamentals The global warming effects put

Samples Comparison

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5660 Educational Kit. Equipment: SP5660 - RockyRAD Model SP5660 Description RockyRAD Purpose of the experiment The objective of the experiment is to analyze and compare the detected counts originating from rocks of

Detecting Ionizing-Radiation

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5660 Educational Kit. Equipment: SP5660 - RockyRAD Model SP5660 Description RockyRAD Purpose of the experiment Radioactivity detection by using a GM detector. Fundamentals Experimental setup block diagram. In the Nuclear

Lead Shielding Effect on Environmental Radioactive Background

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5660 Educational Kit.Equipment: SP5660 - RockyRADModelSP5660DescriptionRockyRADPurpose of the experimentThe experiment aims to analyze the impact of lead shielding on the environmental background particles detected by the GM detector.FundamentalsFor precise spectral measurements, resolution in energy

Environmental Background

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5660 Educational Kit. Equipment: SP5660 - RockyRAD Model SP5660 Description RockyRAD Purpose of the experiment Estimation of the background radioactivity measurement. Fundamentals Experimental setup block diagram The main contributors to the

Statistics: Uncertainty as a function of live time

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5660 Educational Kit. Equipment: SP5660 - RockyRAD Model SP5660 Description RockyRAD Purpose of the experiment Study of relationship between uncertainty analysis and the duration of data acquisition. Fundamentals Experimental setup block diagram