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Identical coursesIonizing Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation (B-KUL-G0Z55A)
Cortina Gil Eduardo (coordinator) | Cocolios Thomas Elias | Cortina Gil Eduardo | Severijns Nathal Aims
Get to know the origin of the different types of ionizing radiation and their interaction with matter.
Understand the properties and different possible applications of detectors for ionizing radiations, and gain insight in the basic principles of the detection of ionizing radiations and in nuclear electronics.
Get to know the basic properties of accelerators and the production of radioactive isotopes.
Through practical laboratory projects the students should get practical knowledge on how to operate different types of detectors and the related nuclear instrumentation and measuring techniques. The student should be able to determine independently the research strategy for a posed problem and realize this in practice.
Previous knowledge
Basic concepts of electromagnetism and of nuclear physics.
Basics of statistics.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
SIMULTANEOUS( G0C98A )
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
G0C98A : Introductory Nuclear Physics
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
3 ects. Ionizing Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation: Theory (B-KUL-G0Z55a)
Content
1. Introduction: (Special relativity, Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Statistics),
2. Radiation sources (including basics on accelerators and production of radioisotopes),
3. Radiation-matter interaction,
4. General characteristics of detectors,
5. Gas detectors,
6. Scintillation detectors. Gamma spectroscopy,
7. Semiconductor detectors,
8. Neutron detectors,
9. Personal dosimetry,
10. Pulse processing and nuclear electronics
Course material
Radiation Detection and Measurement, G.F. Knoll (Wiley, 2010)
Format: more information
Theory lectures that are complemented with exercises and initial laboratory projects.
3 ects. Ionizing Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation: Laboratory work and Exercises (B-KUL-G0Z56a)
Content
Exercises on the radioactive decay, the properties of ionizing radiation detectors and the operation of nuclear electronics.
Laboratories (a selection from the following list; not exhaustive):
1. Geiger-Mueller: Counting statistics.
2. Introduction to simulation codes SRIM and VGATE, (2 sessions).
3. Cyclotron: Bragg peak measurement.
4. NaI, HPGe, CdZnTe: Gamma spectrometry.
5. Surface Barrier detector: Alpha spectroscopy.
6. Neutron detection.
7. Scintillation: SiPMs, PMTs, coincidence techniques.
8. Proportional counter: X-ray fluorescence.
9. Angular Correlations with HPGe detectors.
10. Muon detection: muon lifetime and angular distribution.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Ionizing Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation (B-KUL-G2Z55a)
Explanation
Apart from the exam the evaluation includes laboratory reports as well presentations and/or exercises assignments.
Information about retaking exams
Report(s) from the project work that would not meet the required standards may be resubmitted after having been upgraded for the second exam opportunity.