ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS LABORATORY
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 1° Year - Curriculum NUCLEAR PHENOMENA AND THEIR APPLICATIONS and Curriculum PHYSICS APPLIED TO CULTURAL HERITAGE, ENVIRONMENT AND MEDICINECredit Value: 6
Scientific field: FIS/01 - Experimental physics
Taught classes: 28 hours
Laboratories: 30 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Learning Objectives
The course will provide in-depth knowledge of physical methods applied to investigate environment. Abilities will be developed to apply the scientific method to mesure environmental parameters in laboratory and in field. Security issues will be developed. Students will be encouraged to an autonomous approach to measuerements, to use of complex instrumentation, to data analysis, to report the obtained results. Solid skills will be built for further study in PhD or second level master or specialization schools.
Course Structure
Frontal lectures will be held. The teacher is available for more detailed information and explainations
Detailed Course Content
Statistical analysis of environmental data. Environmental radioactivity measurements. Radiation detectors. Alpha spectrometry. Energy loss and stopping power. Gamma spectroscopy. Measurements of absorption coefficient. Shielding efficiency of materials. Measurements of radon concentration in air, water and soil. Method of the liquid scintillation. Measurements indoor and outdoor. Measurements of atmospheric and meteorological variables. Methodologies to measure particulate and gas pollutants. XRF analysis. Elements of photometry and spectrophotometers. Electromagnetic pollution: techniques and instrumentation for CEM measurements at LOW and HF frequencies. Frequency Analysis. Acoustic measurements: techniques and instrumentation to measure environmental noise.
Textbook Information
Slides will be available.