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Course

PHYS-452: Radiation detection

Lectures in this course (48)

Interaction of Radiation with Matter

Explores the interaction of radiation with matter, covering ionization, excitation, deexcitation, bremsstrahlung, Cherenkov radiation, and stopping power.

Interaction of Radiation with Matter: Cross Sections and Processes

Explores nuclear cross sections, photon interactions, neutron reactions, and fission processes in radiation detection.

Fission Chambers: Detection Principles & Applications

Explores the detection principles and applications of fission chambers in radiation monitoring systems, covering neutron conversion, coating optimization, pulse and current modes, and solutions for depletion and build-up.

Neutrino Telescope: Detecting High Energy Neutrinos in the Mediterranean Sea

Explores the operation of a Neutrino Telescope in the Mediterranean Sea and its contributions to understanding neutrino properties.

Radiation Detection: Principles and Applications

Explores the principles and applications of radiation detection, including gaseous and scintillation detectors, and signal to observables transition.

Detection Principles: Energy Resolution and Detector Behavior

Covers energy resolution, detector behavior, dead time, creation of electron-ion pairs, and detection regions in gas detectors.

Gaseous Ionisation Detectors

Explores gaseous ionisation detectors, their principles, operation modes, applications, and properties in radiation detection and dosimetry.

Semiconductor Detectors

Explores the principles and operation of semiconductor detectors for radiation detection.

Scintillation Detectors

Covers the principles, types, and properties of scintillation detectors, including organic and inorganic scintillators, and their applications.

Combining and comparing systems

Explores radiation detection principles, semiconductor systems, measurement chain, and detector comparisons.

From signal to observables

Compares gaseous, scintillator, and semiconductor detectors for radiation detection, emphasizing the importance of understanding uncertainties in measurements.

Luminescence Dosimetry: Applications and Challenges

Explores the applications and challenges of luminescence dosimetry, including the use of Al2O3:C and calcite for radiation detection.

SiC Radiation Detection: Research and Prototypes

Explores SiC detectors for radiation detection, including prototype testing and new converting materials.

Radiation Detection: Basics and Applications

Explores the history and principles of radiation detection, as well as its diverse applications.

Interaction of Radiation with Matter

Explores the interaction of radiation with matter, covering radiation types, radioactive decay, ionization, and processes related to collisions.

Neutron Detection in Nuclear Reactors: MiMi Detectors

Explores neutron detection in reactors, focusing on MiMi detectors and their applications in high-resolution experiments.

Radiation Detection: Ionization Chambers

Explores ionization chambers, micro-channel plate detectors, and passive neutron detectors, along with radiation detection on Mars.

Neutron Correlation for Nuclear Safety

Explores neutron correlation for nuclear safety, covering multicolor codes, neutron detections, fission processes, and reactor stability.

Semiconductor Physics: Signal Amplification and Doping

Explores signal amplification in semiconductor devices through pn doping in silicon and spectroscopic analysis.

Interaction of Radiation with Matter

Explores the interaction of radiation with matter, covering reaction rate, cross section, X and gamma radiation, neutrons, and significant processes in radiation detection.