Description:

Historical outline of applications, review of interaction of radiation with a matter, ionizing radiation sources for applications, detectors and devices for applications, evaluation of radionuclide measurements, , X-ray fluorescence methods and other instrumental analytical methods using IR, tracer methods, radionuclides in age determination

Contents:

1.Radionuclide sources of alpha, beta, gama and X-radiation for applications
2.X-ray tubes and particle accelerators as radiation sources for applications
3.Neutron sources - radionuclide sources (alpha, n), (gamma, n), Cf 252; neutron generators; nuclear reactor
4. Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
5.Detectors and signal processing for radiation applications
6.Calibration curve and errors of measurement
7.Use of gamma and X-ray beam transmission ,Use of photon backscattering
8.Use of transmission and backscattering of beta radiation - thicknesses, coatings, analysis of binary mixtures
9.Application of neutron transmission and scattering - neutron radiography, moisture measurements
10.Activation analysis - principles, sources of error, signal processing, possibilities of use
11. Wavelength and energy -dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis - principles, sources of error, possibilities of use
Synchrotron radiation induced X-ray emission
12.Microbeam XRFA, Particle induced X-ray emission, Electron induced X-ray emission
14.Radioactive indicators - principle, requirements, possibilities of use, Determination of volumetric flow rate
15.Radionuclide methods of dating - radiocarbon, thermoluminescence, electron spin resonance, optically stimulated luminescence, potassium-argon method, methods based on decay series, etc.
16. Safety regulations and radiation protection.

Recommended literature:

1. G. Foldiak:Industrial Application of Ionizing Radiation, Akademiai Kiado, Budapest 1986
2. R. Van Grieken, A. Markowicz: Handbook of X-Ray Spectrometry, Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, 2002
3.S. Rózsa: Nuclear Measurements in Industry. Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó 1989
4..J. Thýn et al.: Analysis and Diagnostics of Industrial Processes by
Radiotracers and Radioisotope Sealed Sources. Praha, Vyd. ČVUT 2000.

Keywords:

Ionising radiation, radiation sources, interaction of radiation with a matter, Radioanalytical methods, X-ray Fluorescent Analysis, Electron Probe Analysis, PIXE, Borehole Logging Application, Diagnostics of Nuclear Processes

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar