Introduction to nuclear (Polimi Open Knowledge)

The study of static and dynamic properties of nuclei constitutes a first essential step in the comprehension and exploitation of Nuclear Science. Starting from the experimental evidence of radioactivity, the course will explore:

• the physical and the random nature of radioactive decay and nuclear reactions;
• the experimental methods and detector technologies to measure radiations produced by nuclear processes.

To better explore the topic, we will enter in POLIMI Labs to look at the working principles of the detectors employed in gamma-ray spectrometry. Also, we will see how nuclear reactions can be exploited to detect the presence of neutrons and to measure their energy.
Finally, we will see the main procedures used in radiochemistry to perform destructive analysis, useful When nuclei are hard to measure.

Nuclear processes and measurement for radiation detection.

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