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PHYS-H407

Nuclear measurement techniques

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Nicolas PAULY (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

Interactions of radiations with matter. Nuclear detectors (physical principles, signals). Instrumentation (description and treatment of the signal). Experimental methods (description, analysis of results, simulations).

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Understanding of the physical processes of the nuclear detectors and understanding of the experimental methods, including statistical aspects.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures (24h) + practical sessions in laboratory (36h)

Contribution to the teaching profile

This teaching unit contributes to the following competences:

  • Treatment and analysis of various signals (1D, image, video,...), in particular those obtained from medical devices

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

G.F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurement, Wiley, 2000

Other information

Contacts

Pauly Nicolas: Department of Métrologie Nucléaire Building D, door B, Niv 3, local 150

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

Written examination + laboratory reports

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Written examination: 75% of the final note; Laboratory reports: 25% of the final note

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english

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