Radiation Detection and Measurement

On completion, the student should be able to: 1. describe the basic principles radiation detection based on the interaction of radiations with matter 2. explain the technical aspects of the equipment and instrumentation for radiation detection; detectors, pre-amplifiers, amplifiers, multi-channel analyzers; 3. Learn the basic operational modalities of different types of detectors; sodium iodites, high purity germanium detectors, scintillation detectors, etc; 4. Calibrate detector systems and coincidence detector systems; 5. relate the detector systems for alpha and beta particles and gamma rays; 6. Be well acquainted with the basic principles underlying detection of rays, neutrons and charged particles; 7. Properly use, calibrate and maintain laboratory detection and measurement equipment; and 8. Be able to conduct, take and analyze measured results for all the experiment scheduled for the course under the guidance and supervision of the lecturers and technologists;

Basic principles of interaction of nuclear radiations with matter. Principles underlying instrumental methods for detection and energy determination of gamma rays, neutrons and charged particles. Applications to applied radiation physics, health physics and reactor technology. Laboratory experiments on gas-filled, scintillation and semiconductor detectors/ nuclear electronics such as pulse amplifiers, multichannel analysers and coincidence techniques; applications to neutron activation analysis. X-ray fluorescence measurement, thermal neutron cross-sections, radiation dosimetry and decay scheme determination. In-depth consideration of radiation detection systems and nuclear measurement techniques. Experiments using semiconductor devices, MCA/MSCs, sampling techniques, dosimeters, tracer techniques, and radiochemistry. Emphasis on selection of sampling techniques and instrumentation for measuring low levels of radiation in air, soil and water.