480-4094/01 – Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)

Gurantor department	Department of Physics	Credits	6
Subject guarantor	Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa	Subject version guarantor	Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa
Study level	undergraduate or graduate	Requirement	Choice-compulsory
Year	2	Semester	winter
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2018/2019	Year of cancellation	2018/2019
Intended for the faculties	USP, FEI	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
ALE02	Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	2+3

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

To use knowledge of nuclear physics in neutron physics.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Experimental work in labs

Summary

Subject is focused on properties of neutrons, basic principles of neutron activation analysis and its applications.

Compulsory literature:

Usačev S. a kol.: Experimentálna jadrová fyzika, Alfa, Bratislava, 1982. Lilley J.S.: Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, Wiley, 2001. Molnár Zs.: Neutron Activation Analysis (www.reak.bme.hu/Wigner_Course/WignerManuals/Budapest/NEUTRON_ACTIVATION_ANALYSIS.htm)

Recommended literature:

Molnár G.L.: Handbook of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2004. Alfassi Z.B.: Instrumental Multi-Element Chemical Analysis, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1998

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Completing of selected tasks.

E-learning

Other requirements

Systematic preparation for lectures and laboratory measurements.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Neutron (discovery, properties). 2. Cross section of nuclear reactions. 3. Nuclear reactions with neutrons. 4. Interaction of neutrons with matter. 5. Neutron sources I (radioisotopes, accelerators, spallation sources). 6. Neutron sources II (reactors, neutron generators). 7. Energetic spectrum of neutrons. 8. Instrumental and radiochemical neutron activation analysis. 9. Prompt neutron activation analysis. 10. Neutron radiography. 11. Applications in material research. 12. Detection limits. 13. Measurement of neutron flux. 14. Measurement of gamma spectra of neutron-activated materials.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2018/2019 Winter semester, validity until: 2018/2019 Summer semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51
Credit	Credit	35	18
Examination	Examination	65	16	3

Mandatory attendence participation: Obligatory laboratory measurements and complete reports of all measurements.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Spec.	Zaměření	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	W	S	Type of duty
2018/2019	(N1701) Physics	(1702T001) Applied Physics			P	Czech	Ostrava	2			Choice-compulsory	study plan

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