Environmental monitoring in field

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

Coating effect on the Light Collection

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Equipment SP5600D/AN - Educational Beta Kit Beta Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment This experiment investigates the impact of a reflective coating on the light collection efficiency in a plastic scintillating tile. Fundamentals Scintillating materials are commonly used in high energy

Photonuclear cross-section / Compton Scattering cross-section

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware required to perform this experimentTo follow along with this experiment you must have an SP5630EN/ENP educational kit. If you don't have this kit, choose one below:SG6117A - Educational Gamma Kit,SG6117B - Emulation Kit,SG6117E - Backpack Detector EquipmentSP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit Additional

System Calibration: Linearity and Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No 2 Gamma Radioactive Source Equipments: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit Gamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment: Recording 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

Energy Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Equipments SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Beta 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

Detecting γ-radiation

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5630EN/ENP educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide: SP5600C/AN - Educational Gamma Kit SP5640 - GammaEdu Equipment SP5630EN/ENP

Radiological evaluation of the building materials

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.

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

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setup This experiment guide is referred to the SP5600EMU educational kit. Equipment SP5600EMU- Emulation Kit Additional Gamma Radioactive Source This experiment is also possible with the following kits: SP5600C, SP5600AN, SP5640, SP5630EN, SP5600ENP. Purpose of the experiment Study the characteristics of

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