Photonuclear cross-section / Compton Scattering cross-section

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600EMU educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide:SG6117A - Gamma / Premium Kit,SG6117C - Enviromental Kit,SG6117E - Backpack DetectorEquipmentSP5600EMU -

Detecting γ-Radiation

Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes EquipmentSP5640 - Backpack DetectorGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment: Gamma radioactivity detection by using a system composed of a scintillating crystal coupled to a photon detector.Fundamentals:Gamma rays interact with matter by three processes: Compton Scattering, Photoelectric Effect and Pair Production (whenever the energy exceeds

Photonuclear cross-section / Compton Scattering cross-section

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Gamma Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600EMU educational kit. If you don’t have this kit, choose your own from the following list to visualize the related experiment guide:SG6117A - Gamma / Premium Kit,SG6117B - Emulation Kit,SG6117C - Enviromental KitEquipmentSP5640 -

Radon passive measurement

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: Get familiar with radon passive measurements by taking care of the proper sample preparation and exposure, as well as of acquiring the spectrum to calculate the Radon concentration. Fundamentals: Experimental setup block

Test Sample Identification

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: Record the energy spectrum of the Test sample and identify the peaks, after the energy calibration, by knowing the decay chain of Thorium and Uranium. Fundamentals: Naturally occurring radiative material (NORM) is material

Samples Comparison

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: This activity shows how to compare different spectra together. Fundamentals: Spectra comparison is a very common procedure in statistics and physics and consist of the superposition of different spectra, taken in the same

Soil sample identification

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes No Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: Record the energy spectrum of the Soil sample and identify the peaks, after the energy calibration, by knowing the decay chain of Thorium and Uranium. Fundamentals: Natural radioactivity has several sources that can

Fertilizer and photopeak identification

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Gamma Equipment: SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Beta Radioactive Source Purpose of the experiment: Record the energy spectrum of Fertilizer sample and identify the Potassium peak. The experience will guide the user to select a ROI and perform a Gaussian fit on the peak.

Background Measurements

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No No Equipments SP5630EN/ENP - Enviromental Kit  Purpose of the experiment: Measurement of the background radioactivity to be subtracted from the energy spectra of the samples. Fundamentals: The main contributors to the background energy spectrum are the gamma radiations that originate from naturally occurring

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