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Theory of safety technologies

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0032/01
Abbreviation TBT
Course title Theory of safety technologies
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Karla Barčová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1.Electromagnetic waves, basic radiometric and photometric quantities, laws of radiation of bodies.
2.Doppler effect and possibilities of use.
3.Optical systems, defects and correction options.
4.Lasers, masseurs, security classes
5.Thermal imagers and their applications.
6.Metal detectors - types, construction, detection principle, magnetic induction and eddy current generation.
7.Basic spectroscopic methods (IR, Raman, THz)
8.Chromatographic methods of substance analysis - liquid, gas and combination with mass spectrometry.
9.Sound, ultrasound and infrasound. Vibration, measurement of noise and vibration, impact on health.
10.Non-destructive defectoscopy (radiodefectoscopy, IR and ultrasonic flaw detection).
11.Radiation accidents and incidents.
12.Transport of radioactive material.
13.Safety of nuclear power plants.

E-learning

Study materials for the source version of the subject and in MS Teams.

Literature

HALLIDAY, D., RESNICK, R., WALKER, J.: Fundamentals of Physics. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2005. EAN: 9780471735397.FEYNMAN, R.P., LEIGHTON, R.B., SANDS, M.: The Feynman Lectures on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition. Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 2nd edition, 2005, ISBN: 0805390456 
KNIGHT, R.D.: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics. Addison-Wesley, 2011. ISBN - 10: 0321740904.
SHANKAR, R.: Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity and Thermodynamics. An open Yale Courses. Yale University Press, 2014. ISBN-10:0300192207 .
DUNLAP, R.A.:Experimental Physics: Modern Methods, Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN-10: 0195049497 .

Advised literature

KNOLL, G.F.: Radiation Detection and Measurement, Wiley, 2010. ISBN-10: 0470131489 .
MARTIN, A; HARBISON, S.: An Introduction to Radiation Protection, CRC Pres, 6th edition, 2012. ISBN-10:1444146076 .