RADIOCHEMISTRY
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- ALESSANDRA BOSCHI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- CHIM/03
Training objectives
- Objectives of the course will learn about the nuclear structure, the different radioactive decay, the law that governs radioactive decay, the instrumentation used in the measurement of radioactivity, the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter and the effects of radiation on humans . Know the fundamental aspects of radiation protection , the relevant regulations , applications of radioactivity in the industrial, medical and research .
The student will acquire skills in the calculation and assessment of radioactivity in the dating of finds, in the assessment of adequate shielding and materials to be used for the radiation protection of workers, as well as skills in choosing the appropriate measuring instruments tied to different radioactive decay phenomena. Prerequisites
- Although there are no rules of prerequisites it is useful to have preliminary knowledge in physics , chemistry and mathematics. Knowledge of measurement units.
Course programme
- Atomic models , electronics and nuclear structure of atoms. Nuclei and isotopes. Nuclear stability, radioactive isotopes decay. Kinetics of radioactive decay. At this first block of topics will be dedicated about 6 hours of lectures. Classification of ionizing radiation (the mechanisms of interaction with matter of heavy charged particles , light charged particles , photons ) ( 5 hours) . Production of radionuclides ( 4 hours) . Tools and measurement of radioactivity ( 5 hours) . Effects of ionizing radiation ( 4 hours) . nuclear medicine , diagnosis and treatment ( 4 hours) . Elements of radioprotection and legislation ( 2 hours) . Natural radioactive elements, radon ( 2 hours) . Nuclear reactions , energy aspects , mechanisms and models ( 2 hours) . Nucleogenesis , thermonuclear reactions , nuclear reactors ( 2 hours) .
Didactic methods
- The course consists of 36 hours of theoretical lessons that will be presented in the form of video-lessons and in-depth focus through live-streaming. The teaching material will be provided directly by the teacher to the students.
Learning assessment procedures
- Written test. The test will consist of few questions (10-13) multiple choice in order to verify the knowledge of radioactive decay , the instrument used in the measurement of radioactivity , the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter and the effects of radiation on humans . Some questions will present aspects of radiation protection , with the relevant regulations , and applications of radioactivity in the industrial, medical and research . There will be open-ended questions including 1-2 exercises will aim to estimate a student's ability to solve problems of determining the activity of radioactive sources and radiochemical calculations in general. Each question will be clearly attributed a score . There will be 33 total points . A minimum score of 33 will be given praise.
Reference texts
- Duplicated lecture notes
Books of reference:
K.H. Lieser, NUCLEAR AND RADIOCHEMISTRY: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS, VCH, New York (1997)
C. Keller, RADIOCHEMISTRY, John Wiley & Sons, New York(1988).
G. Friedlander, J. Kennedy, J. Miller, NUCLEAR AND RADIOCHEMISTRY, Wiley, London(1981).
R.J. Woods, A.K. Pikaev, APPLIED RADIATION CHEMISTRY: RADIATION PROCESSING, Wiley, New York (1994)
