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91161 Radioisotope Techniques
Danish title: Isotopteknik
Language: English Credit points: 5
Type: Open University
Language: English

Prerequisite: 91141
Recommended semester: 6th or 7th semester
Scope and form: Classroom lectures and exercises.
Examination: Written exam (13-scale)
Participant limitation: min. 8 max. 16

Contact person: Bertel Lohmann Andersen, Building 377, Tel. +45 4525 5475, email ifakbla@pop.dtu.dk

Department: Department of Applied Chemistry
Aim: To acquire a knowledge of radionuclides which enables the student to plan and carry through an experiment involving radioactive material (tracers).
Contents: Nuclear structure and decay modes, ionizing radiation and its interaction with matter. Radiation detectors, B- and y-spectroscopy. Neutron activation analysis. Radiation protection.
Experiments: General problems, dead-time, geometry, backscattering. Ion exchange. Liquid scintillation counting. Isotope dilution analysis. Determination of solubility product. Neutron activation and y-spectroscopy. Radiochromatography. Protection and safety.