13457 (v.2) Isotope Science 302

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	7909 (v.4) Physical Measurements 202 or any previous version AND 8142 (v.4) Physics 201 or any previous version OR 7910 (v.7) Radiation Physics 201 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Principles of mass spectrometer operation. Ion optics, ion sources, mass dispersion and detectors. Data acquisition. Measurement of isotopic abundance. Automation. Isotope dilution and measurements of amount substance. Modern mass spectrometers includingTIMS and SHRIMP. A selection of modern applications in fields such as health science, geoscience, planetary science, nucleoastrophysics and metrology.
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Field of Education:	010301 Physics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

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Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External