C7680 Isotopic methods - laboratory exercise

Faculty of Science
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: graded credit. Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Stanislav Pavelka, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 13:00–14:50 C12/113
Prerequisites
NOW ( C7670 Isotopic methods )
Mastering basics of chemistry and physics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: using basic methods of the detection and measurement of ionizing radiation; handling of sources of ionizing radiation; measuring properties of ionizing radiation; be able separate and describe properties of selected radionuclides. Be familiar with the Czech law concerning handling sources of ionizing radiation and with principles of radiation protection.
Syllabus
  • 1. Radiation safety and principles of radiation protection.
  • 2. Errors in measurement of radioactivity.
  • 3. Scintillation probe dead time.
  • 4. Crystal scintillation probe.
  • 5. Gamma spectroscopy with crystal probe.
  • 6. Absorption of gamma and beta radiation.
  • 7. Self-absorption of beta radiation.
  • 8. Determination of the half-life of a short-lived radionuclide.
  • 9. Determination of the half-life of a long-lived radionuclide.
  • 10. Determination of degree of enrichment of uranium compounds.
  • 11. Radioactive equilibrium.
  • 12. Measurements of volume activity of radon.
  • 13. Alpha spectroscopy.
  • 14. Measurements of low-energy beta radiation by methods of liquid scintillation.
Literature
  • HÁLA, Jiří. Cvičení z jaderné chemie. 3. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 97 s. ISBN 8021016361. info
Teaching methods
Laboratory exercise
Assessment methods
Laboratory exercises, 100 % partipitions in exercises, exercises ends by graded credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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