LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS

Academic Year 2016/2017 - 1° Year - Curriculum FISICA APPLICATA
Teaching Staff: Giuseppina IMMÈ
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: FIS/01 - Experimental physics
Taught classes: 21 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.


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.