Study of temporal correlations using a cobalt 60 radioactive source.

15 Maio 2020, 14:00 • Agostinho da Silva Gomes

Study of temporal correlations using a cobalt 60 radioactive source.

Setup for the study of sodium 22 spatial correlations.

8 Maio 2020, 15:00 • Agostinho da Silva Gomes

Setup for the study of sodium 22 spatial correlations.

Usage of delay units to calculate time resolution and estimate the random coincidence rate.

Extra: simulations in high energy physics and in physics in general. Random numbers and gaussian distributions. A simple simulation of Covid-19 propagation using parametrizations and a very simple model. Implementation in C++/Root and in Python.

Method of coincidences.

8 Maio 2020, 14:00 • Agostinho da Silva Gomes

Method of coincidences.

Spatial correlations. Sodium 22 spectrum.

Measurement of the activity of a radioactive source and determination of the quantity of material in an unknown source.

24 Abril 2020, 15:00 • Agostinho da Silva Gomes

Measurement of the activity of a radioactive source and determination of the quantity of material in an unknown source.

Usage of reference radioactive sources for energy calibration of a multichannel analyzer.

Observation of gamma ray spectra of a known solution of KCl, water and tomato pulp to calculate the amount of potassium in the tomato pulp.

Potassium 40 decay. Gamma rays spectra.

24 Abril 2020, 14:00 • Agostinho da Silva Gomes

Potassium 40 decay. Gamma rays spectra.

Existence of potassium 40 in daily life products. Identification of background and methods for the background suppression.