Radioistope Experiments for Schools and Colleges

J. B. Dance, W. Ashhurst, L.L. Green

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781483213583
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483227016
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

Radioisotope Experiments for Schools and Colleges describes some radioisotope experiments to delineate atomic events and to provide evidence of the particulate nature of matter. This book is divided into nine chapters, and starts with a discussion on the fundamental of radioisotope, including radioactivity, atomic structure, decay kinetics, radiation-matter interaction, gamma radiation, and isotope production. The subsequent chapters deal with the nuclear radiation measurement methods and the occurrence of natural radioisotopes. These topics are followed by a review of the effect of radiation from external and internal sources on biological tissues. This book also provides demonstration experiments during elementary lectures on radioactivity or, in some cases, by individual pupils and do not involve any accurate measurement. The concluding chapters are devoted to specific experiments using naturally occurring radioisotopes, and sealed and unsealed artificially produced isotopes. This book is of value to physics teachers and students.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Radioisotope Experiments for Schools and Colleges
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• CHAPTER 1. Fundamentals
• CHAPTER 2. The Measurement of Nuclear Radiation
• CHAPTER 3. Naturally Occurring Radioisotopes
• CHAPTER 4. Health Physics
• CHAPTER 5. Some Practical Considerations
• CHAPTER 6.Some Demonstration Experiments
• CHAPTER 7. Experiments Using Naturally Occurring Radioisotopes
• CHAPTER 8. Experiments Using Sealed Sources
• CHAPTER 9. Experiments Using Unsealed Artificially Produced Isotopes
• APPENDIX 1: Regulations on the Use of Radioisotopes in United Kingdom Educational Establishments
• APPENDIX 2: Radioisotope Data
• APPENDIX 3: Table of Resolving Time Corrections for a Dead Time of 400 Microseconds
• APPENDIX 4: List of Manufacturers
• References
• Index