Beta-spectroscopy introduces the student into the field of special relativity and weak interactions of radioactive decays

Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments

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Beta Spectroscopy

SG6121 – Response of a Plastic Scintillating TileTo get acquainted with a set-up based on a plastic scintillator tile coupled to a Silicon Photo-multiplier.
SG6122 – Beta SpectroscopyAfter gamma spectrometry, the student is introduced to the measurement and interpretation of Beta spectra, using a plastic scintillator tile.
SG6123 – Beta Radiation: Transmission through MatterAttenuation measurement of the intensity of Beta radioactive source as a function of the absorber thickness by using two absorber materials: aluminium and paper sheets.
SG6124 – Beta Radiation as a Method to Measure Paper Sheet Grammage and Thin Layer ThicknessEstimate of the instrument sensitivity in the measurement of thin layer thickness by beta particle attenuation.

After radioactivity discovery, E. Rutherford separated radioactive emissions into two types: alpha (α) and beta (β^–) radiations, based on matter penetration and ability to cause ionization. The β^– particles have higher penetration and lower specific ionization than alpha particles. Beta particles are electrons (β^–) or positrons (β⁺), resulting by nucleon decays in unstable nuclei. Since beta decay is a three body process, the β energy spectrum is continuum.
The β spectroscopy experiments are performed using the Educational Beta KIT, described below.

Beta-spectroscopy introduces the student into the field of special relativity and weak interactions of radioactive decays Models

SP5600AN

Gamma Spectroscopy: from system linearity to radiation absorption, Photonuclear and Compton Scattering cross sections
Beta Spectroscopy: from energy spectrum to thickness measurements
Cosmic rays: from cosmic rays detection to cosmic vertical flux measurement
Photon detection: light distribution and single photon detection
Radiation-Matter Interaction: from scintillating materials to absorber materials comparison
Advanced Statistics
A complete LabVIEW based software suite for remote control of the system and for data analysis

SP5600C

Poisson and Gaussian Distribution
Gamma spectrum
System linearity
Energy resolution
Radiation-Matter Interaction: relative light yield of the different scintillators
Volume and Energy effects in the peak-to-total ratio
Absorption measurements
A complete LabVIEW based software suite for remote control of the system and for data analysis

SP5600D

Cosmic Rays: from cosmic rays detection to cosmic vertical flux measurement
Beta spectroscopy: from energy spectrum to thickness measurements
Radiation-Matter Interaction and Absorption coefficient measurements
A complete LabVIEW based software suite for remote control of the system and for data analysis

SP5600E

Photon detection: light distribution and single photon detection
Advanced Statistics
State-of-art sensor to explore the quantum world
A complete LabVIEW based software suite for remote control of the system and for data analysis