Programme

The central theme of this course is Radionuclides - Principles and Applications for Earth and Environmental Physics. The course is intended to provide a detailed understanding of environmental radioactivity with physical processes in Earth’s interior, Atmosphere, and Ocean.

Topics will include: atoms, nuclides and radionuclides - properties of radiations emitted from radionuclides - general properties of radiation detectors - radiation spectroscopy - mass spectrometry: AMS and ICP-MS - the principles of radioactive dating - radiometric dating methods: Rb-Sr; Sm-Nd; K-Ar and Ar-Ar; U-series; radiocarbon; tritium - uncertainties and results of radiometric dating - isotope geochemistry of oceanic volcanics - isotope geochemistry of continental rocks - rare gas geochemistry - industrial applications of radioisotopes and radiation - application of tracer technology to the environment: groundwater dynamics; atmospheric transport modeling - nuclear nonproliferation. Examples from the current literature will be used to supplement lecture material.

Core Documentation

Knoll G.F. - Radiation Detection and Measurement. John Wiley & Sons, 2010 - ISBN:9780470649725

Faure G. and Mensing T.M - Isotopes-Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - ISBN:9780471384373

Type of delivery of the course

The lessons are held partly in the classroom, in frontal mode, to deal with the theoretical part; in part, on the other hand, they will take place at the INFN Laboratories in Frascati, where there will be stays of several hours (presumably the whole day) to access the laboratories and view practically the various equipment in operation.

Type of evaluation

The exam includes an oral test in which knowledge of all the topics covered in the program must be demonstrated; we will also ask to exhibit the operating mechanisms of the equipment viewed at the INFN laboratories in Frascati

Programme

The central theme of this course is Radionuclides - Principles and Applications for Earth and Environmental Physics. The course is intended to provide a detailed understanding of environmental radioactivity with physical processes in Earth’s interior, Atmosphere, and Ocean.

Topics will include: atoms, nuclides and radionuclides - properties of radiations emitted from radionuclides - general properties of radiation detectors - radiation spectroscopy - mass spectrometry: AMS and ICP-MS - the principles of radioactive dating - radiometric dating methods: Rb-Sr; Sm-Nd; K-Ar and Ar-Ar; U-series; radiocarbon; tritium - uncertainties and results of radiometric dating - isotope geochemistry of oceanic volcanics - isotope geochemistry of continental rocks - rare gas geochemistry - industrial applications of radioisotopes and radiation - application of tracer technology to the environment: groundwater dynamics; atmospheric transport modeling - nuclear nonproliferation. Examples from the current literature will be used to supplement lecture material.

Core Documentation

Knoll G.F. - Radiation Detection and Measurement. John Wiley & Sons, 2010 - ISBN:9780470649725

Faure G. and Mensing T.M - Isotopes-Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - ISBN:9780471384373

Type of delivery of the course

The lessons are held partly in the classroom, in frontal mode, to deal with the theoretical part; in part, on the other hand, they will take place at the INFN Laboratories in Frascati, where there will be stays of several hours (presumably the whole day) to access the laboratories and view practically the various equipment in operation.

Type of evaluation

The exam includes an oral test in which knowledge of all the topics covered in the program must be demonstrated; we will also ask to exhibit the operating mechanisms of the equipment viewed at the INFN laboratories in Frascati

Programme

The central theme of this course is Radionuclides - Principles and Applications for Earth and Environmental Physics. The course is intended to provide a detailed understanding of environmental radioactivity with physical processes in Earth’s interior, Atmosphere, and Ocean.

Topics will include: atoms, nuclides and radionuclides - properties of radiations emitted from radionuclides - general properties of radiation detectors - radiation spectroscopy - mass spectrometry: AMS and ICP-MS - the principles of radioactive dating - radiometric dating methods: Rb-Sr; Sm-Nd; K-Ar and Ar-Ar; U-series; radiocarbon; tritium - uncertainties and results of radiometric dating - isotope geochemistry of oceanic volcanics - isotope geochemistry of continental rocks - rare gas geochemistry - industrial applications of radioisotopes and radiation - application of tracer technology to the environment: groundwater dynamics; atmospheric transport modeling - nuclear nonproliferation. Examples from the current literature will be used to supplement lecture material.

Core Documentation

Knoll G.F. - Radiation Detection and Measurement. John Wiley & Sons, 2010 - ISBN:9780470649725

Faure G. and Mensing T.M - Isotopes-Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - ISBN:9780471384373

Type of delivery of the course

The lessons are held partly in the classroom, in frontal mode, to deal with the theoretical part; in part, on the other hand, they will take place at the INFN Laboratories in Frascati, where there will be stays of several hours (presumably the whole day) to access the laboratories and view practically the various equipment in operation.

Type of evaluation

The exam includes an oral test in which knowledge of all the topics covered in the program must be demonstrated; we will also ask to exhibit the operating mechanisms of the equipment viewed at the INFN laboratories in Frascati

Programme

The central theme of this course is Radionuclides - Principles and Applications for Earth and Environmental Physics. The course is intended to provide a detailed understanding of environmental radioactivity with physical processes in Earth’s interior, Atmosphere, and Ocean.

Topics will include: atoms, nuclides and radionuclides - properties of radiations emitted from radionuclides - general properties of radiation detectors - radiation spectroscopy - mass spectrometry: AMS and ICP-MS - the principles of radioactive dating - radiometric dating methods: Rb-Sr; Sm-Nd; K-Ar and Ar-Ar; U-series; radiocarbon; tritium - uncertainties and results of radiometric dating - isotope geochemistry of oceanic volcanics - isotope geochemistry of continental rocks - rare gas geochemistry - industrial applications of radioisotopes and radiation - application of tracer technology to the environment: groundwater dynamics; atmospheric transport modeling - nuclear nonproliferation. Examples from the current literature will be used to supplement lecture material.

Core Documentation

Knoll G.F. - Radiation Detection and Measurement. John Wiley & Sons, 2010 - ISBN:9780470649725

Faure G. and Mensing T.M - Isotopes-Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - ISBN:9780471384373

Type of delivery of the course

The lessons are held partly in the classroom, in frontal mode, to deal with the theoretical part; in part, on the other hand, they will take place at the INFN Laboratories in Frascati, where there will be stays of several hours (presumably the whole day) to access the laboratories and view practically the various equipment in operation.

Type of evaluation

The exam includes an oral test in which knowledge of all the topics covered in the program must be demonstrated; we will also ask to exhibit the operating mechanisms of the equipment viewed at the INFN laboratories in Frascati

Programme

The central theme of this course is Radionuclides - Principles and Applications for Earth and Environmental Physics. The course is intended to provide a detailed understanding of environmental radioactivity with physical processes in Earth’s interior, Atmosphere, and Ocean.

Topics will include: atoms, nuclides and radionuclides - properties of radiations emitted from radionuclides - general properties of radiation detectors - radiation spectroscopy - mass spectrometry: AMS and ICP-MS - the principles of radioactive dating - radiometric dating methods: Rb-Sr; Sm-Nd; K-Ar and Ar-Ar; U-series; radiocarbon; tritium - uncertainties and results of radiometric dating - isotope geochemistry of oceanic volcanics - isotope geochemistry of continental rocks - rare gas geochemistry - industrial applications of radioisotopes and radiation - application of tracer technology to the environment: groundwater dynamics; atmospheric transport modeling - nuclear nonproliferation. Examples from the current literature will be used to supplement lecture material.

Core Documentation

Knoll G.F. - Radiation Detection and Measurement. John Wiley & Sons, 2010 - ISBN:9780470649725

Faure G. and Mensing T.M - Isotopes-Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - ISBN:9780471384373

Type of delivery of the course

The lessons are held partly in the classroom, in frontal mode, to deal with the theoretical part; in part, on the other hand, they will take place at the INFN Laboratories in Frascati, where there will be stays of several hours (presumably the whole day) to access the laboratories and view practically the various equipment in operation.

Type of evaluation

The exam includes an oral test in which knowledge of all the topics covered in the program must be demonstrated; we will also ask to exhibit the operating mechanisms of the equipment viewed at the INFN laboratories in Frascati