ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS LABORATORY

Academic Year 2019/2020 - 1° Year - Curriculum NUCLEAR PHENOMENA AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
Teaching Staff: Giuseppina IMMÈ
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: FIS/01 - Experimental physics
Taught classes: 28 hours
Laboratories: 30 hours
Term / Semester:

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.

The course will provide in-depth knowledge on issues related to the various contexts in which the Physics of the Environment is applied. The course plans to give a qualified and specific preparation on the physical processes involved, within an overall vision, in the terrestrial environment, on the phenomena related to the interaction between atmosphere, hydrosphere and solid earth, on the physical impacts that determine their changes and their deterioration also due to pollution in the various sectors.

Knowledge and understanding

The course will provide knowledge on the physical phenomena of interest in the terrestrial environment and will allow the development of understanding capabilities of the physical processes involved in the earth system, in its interaction with the atmosphere, in the physical impacts related to noise pollution and to electromagnetic pollution.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

In the course opportunities will be provided to apply in different contexts what the students learn theoretically, also in order to verify the real understanding of the studied physical processes.

Autonomy of judgment

Ability will be developed to argue autonomously the issues that society raises in the environmental field, linking them to the physical processes under study.

Communication skills

These skills will be facilitated in the occasions of relation between students and with the teacher, who suggests to elaborate, on the various topics, clear and in-depth arguments, in particular on the occasion of the exam.

Learning skills

Solid foundations will be built for further studies in PhDs or second-level masters 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.

Measurements of atmospheric and meteorological variables. Methodologies to measure particulate and gas pollutants. XRF analysis. Elements of photometry and spectrophotometers.

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.

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.