Experiments in Nuclear Science

Characteristics of Geiger-Muller CountersResolving TimeBackground CorrectionsInverse Square LawCorrections for Geometry FactorsBack Scatter of RadiationCorrections for Self-absorptionRange of Beta RadiationsAbsorption of Beta RadiationAbsorption of Gamma RadiationRadioactive Decay and Instrument EfficiencyHalf-life DeterminationInvestigation of Two IndependentlyDecaying RadionuclidesHalf-life of a Long-lived RadionuclideAutoradiographyCalibration and Operation of the ElectroscopeProperties of Proportional CountersIntegral SpectraGamma Spectrometry IGamma Spectrometry IILiquid Scintillation Cou. Read more... Abstract: Characteristics of Geiger-Muller CountersResolving TimeBackground CorrectionsInverse Square LawCorrections for Geometry FactorsBack Scatter of RadiationCorrections for Self-absorptionRange of Beta RadiationsAbsorption of Beta RadiationAbsorption of Gamma RadiationRadioactive Decay and Instrument EfficiencyHalf-life DeterminationInvestigation of Two IndependentlyDecaying RadionuclidesHalf-life of a Long-lived RadionuclideAutoradiographyCalibration and Operation of the ElectroscopeProperties of Proportional CountersIntegral SpectraGamma Spectrometry IGamma Spectrometry IILiquid Scintillation Cou Content: Front cover Contents Preface Introduction chapter one. Experiment 1 -- characteristics of Geiger-Müller counters chapter two. Experiment 2 -- resolving time chapter three. Experiment 3 -- background corrections chapter four. Experiment 4 -- inversesquare law chapter five. Experiment 5 -- corrections for geometry factors chapter six. Experiment 6 -- back scatter of radiation chapter seven. Experiment 7 -- corrections for self-absorption chapter eight. Experiment 8 -- range of beta radiations chapter nine. Experiment 9 -- absorption of beta radiation Chapter ten. Experiment 10 -- absorption of gamma radiationchapter eleven. Experiment 11 -- radioactive decay and instrument efficiency chapter twelve. Experiment 12 -- half-life determination chapter thirteen. Experiment 13 -- investigation of two independently decaying radionuclides chapter fourteen. Experiment 14 -- half-life of a long-lived radionuclide chapter fifteen. Experiment 15 -- autoradiography chapter sixteen. Experiment 16 -- calibration and operation of the electroscope chapter seventeen. Experiment 17 -- properties of proportional counters Chapter eighteen. Experiment 18 -- integral spectrachapter nineteen. Experiment 19 -- gamma spectrometry I chapter twenty. Experiment 20 -- gamma spectrometry II chapter twenty-one. Experiment 21 -- liquid scintillation counting chapter twenty-two. Experiment 22 -- separation by precipitation chapter twenty-three. Experiment 23 -chromatographic separation chapter twenty-four. Experiment 24 -- random errors chapter twenty-five. Experiment 25 -duplicate samples chapter twenty-six. Experiment 26 -- measurement of neutron flux chapter twenty-seven. Experiment 27 -- neutron activation analysis Chapter twenty-eight. Experiment 28 -- hot atom chemistrychapter twenty-nine. Experiment 29 -- synthesis of 14C aspirin chapter thirty. Experiment 30 -- synthesis of 35S-sulfanilamide chapter thirty-one. Experiment 31 -radiological monitoring chapter thirty-two. Experiment 32 -- determination of an unknown Bibliography Appendix 1: some constants and factors Appendix 2: some nuclides Appendix 3: some notes Appendix 4: some suppliers of radioactive materials and instrumentation for the detection and measuremen tof nuclear radiation Appendix 5: some suggested format for laboratory reports Experiments in Nuclear Science is an introductory-level laboratory manual providing hands-on opportunities for developing insights into the origins and properties of nuclear radiations, their interactions with matter, their detection and measurement, and their applications in the physical and life sciences. Based on experiments successfully perform This text provides hands-on experiments in nuclear radiations and discusses their interactions with matter, detection and measurement, and applications in the physical and life sciences