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2017　Fundamental Radioactivity and its Application

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Academic unit or major
Physics
Instructor(s)
Kohno Toshiyuki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue7-8(H112)  Fri7-8(H112)  
Group
-
Course number
ZUB.F332
Credits
2
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2017/3/17
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course provides the fundamental knowledge on properties of various radiations and nuclei, radioisotopes, the interaction of various radiations with matter, the methods of generation and detection of radiations, the effect of radiations to human body, and the applications of radiations. The safe handling of radiations and the related laws are also described.
Although radioisotopes and radiations are very useful tools for various researches and industrial applications, the wrong usage of them gives the hazards to the surroundings. Students will acquire the right knowledge and the method of safe handling of radiations by learning the fundamentals of radiations and their applications, the technologies of measurement, etc. through this course.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the law of radioactive decay and half-life.
2) Explain alpha-decay and beta-decay.
3) Understand interactions of various radiations with matter.
4) Explain methods of detection of various radiations.
5) Understand principles of accelerators.
6) Understand safe handling of radiations and related laws.

Keywords

radioisotope, law of radioactive decay, alpha-decay, beta-decay, interaction of radiation with matter, detector, accelerator, effect of radiation to human body, safe handling

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to the lecture given that day to solve.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Definition of radiation, kinds of radiations, unit of energy Explain various radiations and unit of energy.
Class 2 Structure of atoms, size and mass of nuclei, nuclear binding energy Underatand the fundamental properties of nuclei and explain the importance of nuclear binding energy.
Class 3 Nuclear stability and decay, law of radioactive decay and half-life, unit of radioactivity Explain the law of radioactive decay and half-life.
Class 4 Alpha-decay, beta-decay, gamma-ray emission, nuclear fission, X-ray and gamma-ray Explain alpha-decay and beta-decay.
Class 5 Interaction of X-rays and gamma-rays with matter Understand the interaction of electromagnetic wave with matter.
Class 6 Interaction of charged particles with matter Understand the interaction of charged particles with matter.
Class 7 Interaction of neutrons with matter Understand the interaction of neutrons with matter.
Class 8 Radiation detectors 1 (Ionization chamber, proportional counter, GM counter) Explain the radiation detectors using gas.
Class 9 Radiation detectors 2 (Scintillators, solid-state detectors, electronics) Explain the radiation detectors using scintillator and semiconductor.
Class 10 Kinds of accelerators and their components, electrostatic accelerator, cyclotron Understand the components of accelerators and the principle of cyclotron.
Class 11 Synchrotron Understand the principle of synchrotron.
Class 12 Application 1 (Mechanism of nuclear fission, structure of reactors and electric power generation) Understand the mechanism of nuclear fission and explain the structure of reactors.
Class 13 Effect of radiations to human body, absorbed dose, effective dose Understand the effect of radiations to human body.
Class 14 Application 2 (Medical application of radiations) Explain the examples of medical application of radiation.
Class 15 Safe handling of radiations, laws concerning prevention of radiation hazard Learn the safe handling of radiations and understand the related laws.

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials are provided during class.

Assessment criteria and methods

The result of this course is evaluated with the exercises in each class and the score of the term examination.

Related courses

  • PHY.F350 ： Nuclear Physics

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisites.

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