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Radiation Detection and Measurement 0302759

A graduate course taught to the nuclear physics students at the University of Jordan.

Instructor Saed Dababneh Homepage email: dababneh@bau.edu.jo alternatively saed@dababneh.com

The course will cover the following general subjects:

· Radiation sources and interactions.

· Counting statistics.

· General properties of radiation detectors.

· Gamma spectroscopy with scintillation and semiconductor detectors.

· Neutron detectors.

· Detection of charged particles.

· Nuclear electronics, instrumentation and pulse processing.

· Concepts in accelerator applications.

· In addition to topics in quantitative measurements and minimum detectable limits, scattering and attenuation of radiation, background radiation, background suppression techniques, passive and active shields, time-of-flight technique and activation methods.

Text

• We will mainly follow Knoll (Radiation Detection and Measurement, 3rd Edition, Wiley).

• Gilmore and Hemingway (Practical Gamma-Ray Spectrometry, Wiley) and Debertin and Helmer (Gamma and X-Ray Spectrometry with Semiconductor Detectors, Elsevier) will be of great help.

• In some occasions, especially in the introductory part of the course, we need Krane (Introductory Nuclear Physics, Wiley).

• Many other web resources and published articles will be used as well.

Grading

Mid-term Exam	40%
HW’s	10%
Projects	10%
Final Exam	40%

Class

Mon. & Wed. 14:00 – 15:30.

Starting October 20^th, class will be on Mon. 14:00 – 17:00.

General instructions

Homeworks

• Homeworks are due after two weeks unless otherwise announced.

• Remarks or questions marked in red in the presentations without being announced as homeworks should be also seriously considered!

• Some tasks can (or should) be sent by email.

Projects

• Small projects are due after 3 weeks unless otherwise announced.

• Main project will be discussed in class.

Lecture Notes and Exams

Individual lecture notes will be available online after the lecture has been given.

1. Lecture 17-09-08. Level test PDF [18 kB] and a GENERAL INTRODUCTION: brain storming, course content, signal processing, concepts in radiation detection, background radiation etc….

2. Lecture 22-09-08. Radioactive decay (Part 1) PDF [774 kB].

3. Lectures 24-09-08 (Two lectures). Radioactive decay (Parts 2&3) [1941 kB].

4. Lecture 06-10-08 Radiation Sources (Part 1) PDF [533 kB].

5. Lecture 08-10-08 Radiation Sources (Part 2) PDF [325 kB].

6. Lecture 13-10-08 Radiation Sources (Part 3) PDF [144 kB].

7. 14/15/16-10-08 Yarmouk Symposium.

8. Lecture 20-10-08 Radiation Sources (Part 4) PDF [596 kB] and Radiation Interaction (Part 1) PDF [388 kB].

9. Lecture 27-10-08 Radiation Interaction (Part 2) including relevant topics in gamma-ray spectroscopy. The material for this lecture in addition to the next two lectures is given in the file Radiation_Interaction_Parts_2&3 PDF [2359 kB].

10. Lecture 05-11-08 More on gamma-ray spectroscopy. The material is in the same file of Lecture 27-10-08.

11. Lecture 10-11-08 Advanced gamma-ray spectroscopy including correction factors. The material is again in the same file of Lecture 27-10-08.

12. Lecture 24-11-08 Neutron sources and introduction to slow neutron detection presented by students.

13. Lecture 01-12-08 Neutron detection continued.

14. Lecture 04-12-08 Basic concepts in neutron physics.

15. Lecture 15-12-08 Basic concepts in neutron physics continued (neutron moderation). The material is in the same file of Lecture 04-12-08. Followed by charged particle interactions and detection. The material is in the beginning of the file Radiation_Interaction_Parts_4&5 [1653 kB].

16. Midterm exam [76 kB] 22-12-08.

17. Lecture 27-12-08 Charged particle interactions and detection continued. Followed by counting statistics [3300 kB].