302744 (v.1) Isotope Science 401



 

Area:Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:4.0
Credits:12.5
Lecture:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):Admission: to the Physics honours program
Selected topic from principles of mass spectrometer operation. Ion optics, ion sources, mass dispersion, detectors. Automation. Measurement of isotopic abundance. Isotope dilution. Modern mass spectrometers including TIMS and SHRIMP. Atomic weights and measurement science. A selection of modern applications stable isotopes and health, nuclear waster storage and fossil reactors, isotopic tracers for pollution history and environmental science, radiometric dating of the earth, nucleosynthesis and the abundance of the elements.
YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

 

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