Study of the 137Cs spectrum: the backscatter peak and X rays

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide:SG6118B - Emulation KitEquipmentSP5640 - Backpack DetectorAdditional Gamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the

γ-Radiation Absorption

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5640 educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide:SG6116A - Gamma kit,SG6116C - Enviromental KitEquipmentSP5640 - Backpack DetectorGamma Radioactive Source Additional

System Calibration: Linearity and Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Gamma Equipments: SP5600C - Educational Gamma Kit Gamma Radioactive Source This experiment is also possible with the following kits: SP5600AN, SP5640, SP5630EN, SP5630ENP, SP5600EMU Purpose of the experiment Recording and comparing the γ energy spectra of several radioactive sources is the main

Energy Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipments SP5640 - Backpack Detector Gamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment The 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

Human body radioactivity

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe purpose of the experiment is to become aware of the radioactivity of the human body. FundamentalsPotassium is essential to all living beings, including humans, where it's found especially in the muscle tissue. It

Measurement of photomultiplier plateau curves

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600E educational kit.Equipment: SP5600E - Educational KitModelSP5600EDescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe goal of this experience is the identification of the working point of a photomultiplier by determining the plateau curve.FundamentalsPhotomultiplier tubes (often abbreviated as

Geochemical and mineral exploration

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentLarge area survey to evaluate the radioactivity concentration of Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium. FundamentalsA geochemical exploration campaign aims at locating economic mineral deposits through the recognition of concentrations of chemical components, to be called

Radioactivity maps production

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentStarting from outdoor spectroscopy measurements to create the map of the natural radioactivity expressed in total specific activity in Bq/kg of the investigated area.   FundamentalsThe human population is continuously exposed to ionizing radiation from

Enviromental detection as a function of the soil distance

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack DetectorModelSP5640DescriptionBackpack DetectorPurpose of the experimentThe 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.FundamentalsThe linear attenuation coefficient of gamma radiation

Ground coverage Effect on the Environmental Monitoring

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5640 - Backpack Detector Model SP5640 Description 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