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Detectors of Ionizing Radiation

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 480-2050/01
Abbreviation DIZ
Course title Detectors of Ionizing Radiation
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Subject syllabus

- Overview of ionizing radiation (charged and neutral particles).
- Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter.
- Gas detectors (ionization chambers, proportional counters, Geiger-Muller counters, corona-type and spark chambers. Measurement.
- Scintillation detectors (solid and liquid scintillators). Measurement.
- Semiconductor detectors (Ge, Si). Measurement.
- Determination of charged particle trajectory (nuclear emulsions, bubble and cloud chambers).
- Determination of linear momentum and velocity (magnetic field, Cherenkov counters, drift chambers).
- Detection of alpha and beta particles. Gamma ray detection. Neutron detection. Detection of selected isotopes (tritium, Rn, U). Radon measurement.
- Dosimeters. Measurement of basic dosimetric quantities.
- Detectors of cosmic rays.
- Detection systems in high-energy physics.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.

Literature

Leo W.R.: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1994.

Advised literature

Tsoulfanidis, N., Landsberger, S.: Measurement and Detection of Radiation,
CRC Press, 2021.