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Research School of Physics · ANU College of Science and Medicine
This course provides a practical introduction to the measurement techniques used in nuclear science. It will cover the principles of operation of nuclear detectors and radiation counting techniques. Students will use gamma-ray and particle detectors to complete an experimental project using the ANU's Heavy-Ion Accelerator facility.
This is a semester long course with 12 lectures and 25 hours of intensive laboratory component at the ANU Heavy-Ion Faciltiy
Preliminary Reading G Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurement 3rd Ed., Wiley (2000)