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8361 (v.5) Physics 221


Area: Department of Applied Physics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1737 (v.3) Particles and Waves 101 or any previous version
AND
1744 (v.3) Structure of Matter 102 or any previous version
AND
1745 (v.5) Physical Measurements 102 or any previous version
AND
7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Waves and vibrations - review of simple harmonic motion. Damped simple harmonic motion, non-linear systems. Forced oscillations, transient and steady state terms. Coupled oscillations, normal modes of vibration. Transverse waves, reflection and transmission coefficients. Longitudinal waves. Radiation physics - detection methods, gas filled detectors. ionisation chamber, proportional counter, GM counter, dead time, quenching. Scintillation counters, semiconductor devices [Ge(Li), Si(Li). Detection efficiency, energy resolution. Spectroscopy, pulse height analysis, nuclear spectroscopy, application to mineral exploration and medical diagnosis. Measurement statistics. Radioanalytical techniques, use of radioactive tracers in medical imaging, industrial processes, biological studies. Non-destructive elemental analysis using charge particle activation, PIXE, applications to surface concentration and depth profile analysis. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, x-ray diffraction radiation dosimetry. Roentgen, Gray,Sievert, exposure measurement, free air ionization chamber, air wall chambers, thermoluminescent dosimetry, radiation hazards, ICRP recommendations.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 
Field of Education: 010301 Physics
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
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
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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

 
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