Physics 427

Dr. Ayars

Halflife Measurements

In a previous semester, you may have used LabVIEW to measure the half-life of a simulated radioactive source. This experiment is a continuation of that work. Instead of a simulated source, though, you will use actual sources and detectors. The sources available are neutron-activated Indium, neutron-activated Silver, and Barium-137M from Cesium-137 decay. The detector you use is up to you; options include various Geiger counters, NaI scintillation counters, and even an HPGe detector if you plan ahead to ensure that liquid nitrogen is available for it.

Equipment for this experiment works reliably, but there are some sneaky hidden challenges in the analysis.

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Location

Room 107.

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