Syllabus
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Course Code: EP-905(B) Course Name: Radiation Physics Laboratory |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Investigation of the plateau and optimal operating voltage of a Geiger-Muller counter. | |
| 2 | 2. Investigation of statistical nature of counting rate. | |
| 3 | 3. To determine the resolving time of a GM counter. | |
| 4 | 4. Absorption of gamma-rays in material media at different energies. | |
| 5 | 5. To investigate the relationship between absorber materials (atomic number), absorption thickness and backscattering. | |
| 6 | 6. To verify the inverse square relationship between the distance and intensity of radiation. | |
| 7 | 7. To investigate the attenuation of radiation via the absorption of beta particles. | |
| 8 | 8. To determine the maximum energy of decay of a beta particle. | |
| 9 | 9. Measurement of range of α particle range in air using a spark counter. | |
| 10 | 10. Determination of detection efficiency of a Nal (TI) scintillation spectrometer. | |
| 11 | 11. Investigation of energy response and calibration of a Nal (TI) scintillation spectrometer based on Gamma-rays spectroscopy. | |
| 12 | 12. Study of the attenuation coefficients of the γ rays for Al, Fe and Pb using NaI scintillation counter. | |
| 13 | 13. Measurement of γ ray energy of Cs-137 source using a NaI Scintillation detector. | |
| 14 | 14. Gamma-rays spectroscopy using a single crystal HPGe detector : a) energy response, b) energy resolution and c) detection efficiency determination. | |
| 15 | 15. Proportional counter, its energy response and low energy X-ray measurements. | |
