Ionising Radiation: Principles and Measurement
4 credits
Syllabus, Master's level, 1FA365
- Code
- 1FA365
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Physics A1N, Technology A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 25 March 2021
- Responsible department
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
Entry requirements
120 credits in Science/Technology including Modern Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
- account for mechanisms behind ionising radiation and its interaction with matter,
- apply detection principles for ionising radiation to set up experimental devices,
- analyse and evaluate results from measurements of ionising radiation,
- account for different applications of ionising radiation in industy, medicine and research.
Content
Ionising radiation and its interaction with matter. Detector models. Signal processing and electronics. Data analysis and statistics. Applications: dosimetry and radiation protection, alpha, beta and gamma spectroscopy, measurement of natural and artificial radiation sources, position sensitive detectors and imaging techniques.
Instruction
Lectures, lessons and laboratory exercises.
Assessment
Hand-in exercises and written laboratory reports.