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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2020/2021

Detectors of Ionizing Radiation

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 480-2050/02
Abbreviation DIZ
Course title Detectors of Ionizing Radiation
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator prof. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Osnova předmětu

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

Povinná literatura

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

Doporučená literatura

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