Number of hours
- Lectures 16.0
- Projects 0
- Tutorials 6.0
- Internship 0
- Laboratory works 0
- Written tests ?
ECTS
ECTS 2.0
Goal(s)
This lecture introduces the basic concepts of radiation-matter interactions : different modes of interaction of charged particules with matter (electron, positron, alpha, proton, ions) as well as the interactions of neutral radiations (photons and neutrons) with matter. The bases of radio-protection are also presented, with a description of particle interactions in biological matter and the standard radioprotection units.
Contact Elsa MERLEContent(s)
I. Reminder : Basic concepts - Units
Components of Matter and the 4 interactions
Units and definition
Atomic nucleus
Reminder of relativistic kinematics
Cross-sections and
Application : the Rutherford experiment
II. Coulomb Elastic interactions
III. Charged Particle interacting with matter
Introduction : the different modes of interactions of electron/ion with matter
Stopping power of heavy charged particules
Stopping power of electron and positron
Cerenkov, Transition radiations
IV. Photon Interacting with matter
Introduction : the different modes of interactions of photon with matter
Photoelectric effect
Compton effect
Paire creation
V. Neutron interacting with matter
VI. Introduction to radio-protection
Prerequisites
Test
Examen écrit (2h)
Examen écrit Session1 : DS1
Examen écrit Session 2 : DS2
N1 = Note finale session 1
N2 = Note finale session 2
En présentiel :
N1 = % DS1
N2 = % DS2
En distanciel :
N1 = % DS1
N2 = % DS2
Additional Information
This course brings 1.5 ECTS to students in UE Energy 1
Course list
Curriculum->Apprentissage MEP->Semester 7
Curriculum->Physics and Nuclear Engineering->Semester 7
Bibliography
Glenn F. KNOLL, "Radiation Detection and Measurement", John Wiley and Sons Ed., 2010
William R. LEO, "Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments: A How-To Approach", Springer-Verlag, 1994