β-Spectroscopy

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipment: SP5600D - Educational Beta KitModelSP5600DT5720ASP5608Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sScintillating tileBeta Radioactive source Purpose of the experimentAfter gamma spectrometry, the student is introduced to the measurement and interpretation of β spectra, using a plastic scintillator tile.FundamentalsThere are three

Response of a Plastic Scintillating Tile

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Equipment: SP5600D - Educational Beta KitModelSP5600DT5720ASP5608Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sScintillating tileBeta Radioactive source Purpose of the experimentTo get acquainted with a set-up based on a plastic scintillator tile coupled to a Silicon Photo-multiplier.FundamentalsParticle detectors based on scintillating material

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 SP5600C educational kit.Equipment: SP5600C - Educational Gamma KitModelSP5600DT5720AA315SP5606SP5607Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sSplitterMini SpectrometerAbsorption ToolGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentDetermination of the ratio of the effective cross-sections due to Compton

γ-Radiation Absorption

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C educational kit.Equipment: SP5600C - Educational Gamma KitModelSP5600DT5720AA315SP5606SP5607Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sSplitterMini SpectrometerAbsorption ToolGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentThe main goal of the experiment is the measurement of the

A Comparison of Different Scintillating Crystals: Light Yield, Decay Time and Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C educational kit.Equipment: SP5600C - Educational Gamma KitModelSP5600DT5720AA315SP5606SP5607Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sSplitterMini SpectrometerAbsorption ToolGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentCompare the basic characteristics of different scintillating crystals, namely the light

System Calibration: Linearity and Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C educational kit.Equipment: SP5600C - Educational Gamma KitModelSP5600DT5720AA315SP5606SP5607Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sSplitterMini SpectrometerAbsorption ToolGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentRecording and comparing the γ energy spectra of several radioactive sources

γ-Spectrum and Energy Resolution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C educational kit.Equipment: SP5600C - Educational Gamma KitModelSP5600DT5720AA315SP5606SP5607Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sSplitterMini SpectrometerAbsorption ToolGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentAnalysis of the spectrum of the deposited energy by a γ

Poisson and Gaussian Distribution

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources Yes Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C educational kit.Equipment: SP5600C - Educational Gamma KitModelSP5600DT5720AA315SP5606SP5607Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sSplitterMini SpectrometerAbsorption ToolGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentStudy the statistical distribution of the counting rates of a gamma

Detecting γ-Radiation

Download printable version Difficult Execution Time Data Analysis Radioactive Sources No Yes Hardware setupThis experiment guide is referred to the SP5600C educational kit.Equipment: SP5600C - Educational Gamma KitModelSP5600DT5720AA315SP5606SP5607Additional ToolDescriptionPower Supply and Amplification UnitDesktop Digitizer 250 MS/sSplitterMini SpectrometerAbsorption ToolGamma Radioactive Source Purpose of the experimentGamma radioactivity detection by using a system composed of a scintillating