C7680 Isotopic methods - laboratory exercise

Faculty of Science
spring 2012 - acreditation

The information about the term spring 2012 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). 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
Prerequisites
NOW( C7670 Isotopic methods )
Mastering basics of chemistry and physics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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; measure 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. Scintilation 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. Alfa spectroscopy.
  • 14. Measurements of low-energy beta radiation by metods of liquid scintilation.
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
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.