7910 (v.7) Radiation Physics 201

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** 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:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

    7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version
    OR
    10926 (v.5) Mathematics 103 or any previous version
AND
305415 (v.3) Physics 102 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Radioactivity - natural radioactivity, interaction of charged particles and electromagnetic radiation. X-rays - Bremsstrahlung and characteristic x-rays, Kramer's formula, fluorescent yield, fluorescence spectroscopy and filtration. Neutrons - production, detection, interactions with matter, absorption cross-section, neutron activation analysis and soil moisture determination. Particle accelerators - Van de Graff, linear accelerator, cyclotron, synchrotron, application to radiography, radioisotope production and materials science. 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. Radio analytical techniques in medical imaging, industrial processes, biological studies. Non-destructive elemental analysis using charge particle activation, PIXE, applications to surface concentration, depth profile analysis. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, x-ray diffraction. Radiation dosimetry - Roentgen, Gray, Sievert, exposure measurement, free air ionisation chamber and air wall chambers.

** 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
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y	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