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12724 Nuclear Instrumentation - Five-year degree in Physics

Center

Faculty of Physics

Departament

Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics

Lecturers in charge

G2058 - M VICTORIA CASTILLO GIMENEZ

Met. Docent

The theoretical part is divided in two differentiated parts: Radiation and Particle detectors and Nuclear Electronics.In the laboratory, the student learns systems of detection, treatment of the data and how to use computer techniques.

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Bibliografia

· W.R. Leo. "Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments." Springer-Verlag, 1987, Segunda edición 1994.
· G.F. Knoll. "Radiation Detection and Measurement." John Wiley and Sons, 1979. Segunda Edición 1989.
· W. Price. "Nuclear radiation detection." McGraw-Hill, New York, 1958.
· K. Kleinknecht. "Detectors for particle radiations." Cambridge Univ. Press., 1986.
· R.C. Fernow. "Introduction to experimental particle physics." Cambridge University Press, 1992.
· C.F.G. Delaney and E.C. Finch. "Radiation detectors" Ed. Oxford University Press., 1992.

Continguts

The main objective of the course is to know the detection techniques for the radiation in Nuclear Physics, Spectroscopy and Particles Physics.

PROGRAM OF THEORY:
The first part: Radiation and Particle Detectors.
Chapter 1. Passage of the radiation through matter.
Chapter 2. Statistical treatment of experimental data.
Chapter 3. General characteristics of the detectors.
Chapter 4. Ionization detectors.
Chapter 5. Scintillation detectors.
Chapter 6. Photomultipliers.
Chapter 7. Scintillation detectors mounting and operation.
Chapter 8. Signals in nuclear electronics.
Chapter 9. The NIM standard.
Chapter 10. Signal transmission.
Chapter 11. Electronics for pulse signal processing.
Chapter 12. Pulse height selection and coincidence techniques.
Chapter 13. Electronic logic for experiments.
Chapter 14. Timing methods.
PROGRAM OF PRACTICE:
Practice 1. Gamma spectroscopy with an multichannel analyzer.
Practice 2. Study of the Compton effect.
Practice 3. Beta Spectroscopy using a silicon detector.
Practice 4. Alpha spectroscopy using a silicon detector.
Practice 5. X-ray Spectroscopy using a proportional counter.
Practice 6. Study of the cosmic radiation and determination of the muon lifetime.
Practice 7. Gamma-gamma coincidences and angular correlations with a 60Co source. Lifetime of nuclear states.
Practice 8. Gamma-gamma coincidences and angular correlations with a 22Na sour

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