PY 345 - Nuclear Radiation Detection

Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3

Fundamental concepts of nuclear radiation, radiation detection, measurement techniques and some applications of nuclear technologies. Upon completion of the course and laboratory students are expected to classify various detectors; explain the physical principles of operation of various detectors; describe use of the detectors; review limits of detection for each detector; apply principles of counting statistics and error propagation to solve the problems related to accuracy, efficiency and limitations (errors) of the detection approaches covered in the course. Prerequisite(s): PY 161 or PY 121