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Radiation Detection and Measurement 0302759. Course web http://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/ju/ju-radiation/ or http://nuclear.dababneh.com/ju/ju-radiation/. Grading. Mid-term Exam 40% HW’s 10% Projects 10% Final Exam 40%.
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Radiation Detection and Measurement 0302759 Course web http://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/ju/ju-radiation/ or http://nuclear.dababneh.com/ju/ju-radiation/ Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Grading Mid-term Exam 40% HW’s 10% Projects 10% Final Exam 40% • Homeworks (small projects) are due after one week (two weeks) unless otherwise announced. • Remarks or questions marked in red without being announced as homeworks should be also seriously considered! • Some tasks can (or should) be sent by email: • saed@dababneh.com Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Projects • Please do your own thorough research on relevant topics you may find appropriate. • Provide your suggestion next week. • Finaldecision on the subject of your project should be taken before mid October. • Due date for writtenversion is Saturday, December 18th. • Presentation date will be decided later. Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Radiation Sources • Atomic or nuclear processes. • Charged and uncharged. Consequences. • Ionizing radiation. Biological effects. • Energy scale. • To calibrate, to be measured, to modify materials, industrial, medical, … • Background radiation. • Hardness, self absorption. • Units of radioactivity. • Activity vs. emission rate. • Decay schemes, Table of Isotopes. • Specific activity for a pure (isotopic and elemental) carrier-free sample: • Chemical and physical separation. Project 1 Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Radiation Sources • Pure sources: • 3H, 14C, 90Sr, 99Tc … • -, + and electron capture EC. • followed by transitions in daughter nucleus. Medical, dating … Pure emitter Recoil Environmental • Calculate these Q-values HW 1 If gs to gs Recoil Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Radiation Sources Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Radiation Sources • Fermi theory. • Kurie plot. • Double decay. • Internal conversion. • Conversion coefficient. Easily self absorbed. Few keV. High keV to MeV range. Auger nearly monoenergetic. IC Energy Resolution Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Radiation Sources Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).
Radiation Sources CRC or http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Ba/bind.html Radiation Detection and Measurement, JU, First Semester, 2010-2011 (Saed Dababneh).