480-2050/01 – Detectors of Ionizing Radiation (DIZ)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa | Subject version guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI, USP | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To describe and clarify principles of detectors and their applications.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject is focused on a review of detectors of ionizing radiation and laboratory measurement using selected detectors.
Compulsory literature:
Leo W.R.: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1994.
Recommended literature:
Tsoulfanidis, N., Landsberger, S.: Measurement and Detection of Radiation,
CRC Press, 2021.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Laboratory measurements and completing reports from the measurements.
Combined exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Systematic preparation for lectures
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
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.
14. Detection systems in high-energy physics.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction