COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NUCLEAR PYYSICS LABORATORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OFZ 3106 NUCLEAR PYYSICS LABORATORY COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ASLIHAN KARTAL TAŞOĞLU

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To use and understand the operating principles of radiation detectors, calculate nuclear quantities by using the detectors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the basic principles of radiation measurement
2   Apply general concepts about nuclear phenomenon
3   Comprehend the radioactive decay law and its applications
4   Comprehending the operating principles of various radiation detectors
5   Know the types of natural radioactive decay
6   Interpret and analyze incidents related to nuclear physics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Detectors and Gaseous Detectors
2 Radiation Counting Statistics
3 Calculating Resolution Time of a Geiger-Müller Detector
4 Plotting a Graph of the Radioactive Decay
5 Modeling of Radioactive Decay
6 Determining the Efficiency of a Geiger-Müller Detector
7 The Inverse Square Law
8 Midterm
9 The Absorption Coefficient
10 The Method of Least Squares
11 Energy Calibration of a Gamma Spectrometer
12 Gamma Spectra Analysis and Energy Resolutions
13 Determining Gamma Ray Energies by a Multi-Channel Analyzer
14 Measurement of Activity in Soil Samples by the Gamma Spectroscopic Method
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Nükleer Fizik Deneyleri, Prof. Dr. Mustafa BAKAÇ
2) Nükleer Fizik 1. ve 2. Cilt: Kenneth S. Krane. Çeviri Editörü: Başar ŞARER, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara-2001, 2002.
3) Nükleer Fizik: Prof. Dr. Besim TANYEL. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 1994.
4) Nükleer Fizik Problem Çözümleri: Krane. Çeviri Editörü: Başar ŞARER, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara-2001.
5) Nükleer Fizik Problemleri: Doç. Dr. Şevket ÖZKÖK. Çağlayan Kitabevi, Istanbul- 1990.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Confirmatory Lab Approach, Question and Answer Method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Written exams, Lab reports

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aslihan.kartal@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 3012394

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Labratory 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 7 1 7
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 61

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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