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Detectors of Ionizing Radiation

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 480-2058/01
Abbreviation DIZ
Course title Detectors of Ionizing Radiation
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator Mgr. Radim Uhlář, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

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 and detection systems in high-energy physics.

E-learning

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

Literature

KNOLL, Glenn F. Radiation detection and measurement. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.ISBN 978-0-470-13148-0 .
GILMORE, Gordon. Practical gamma-ray spectroscopy. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN 978-0470861967.

Advised literature

TSOULFANIDIS, Nicholas; LANDSBERGER, Sheldon. Measurement and detection of radiation. CRC press, 2021.ISBN 978-1003009849 .