Nuclear Techniques

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course is an introduction to the physics of interactions of diverse types of nuclear radiation (alpha, beta, gamma rays, neutrons and heavy ions) with matter. It provides hands-on laboratory experience in the measurements of alpha, beta and gamma ray spectroscopy using scintillation counters, surface barrier detectors and high resolution high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. Fast time coincidence measurement techniques will also be introduced.