Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
by Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Programme
The course is divided into two broad thematic areas, united by the analysis and use of natural radioactivity in the natural sciences.The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
Core Documentation
Isotopes: Principles and Applications. 3rd Editionby Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Attendance
Highly recommended for theoretical lessons and mandatory for laboratory and outdoor experiences.Type of evaluation
Oral exam teacher profile teaching materials
The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
by Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Programme
The course is divided into two broad thematic areas, united by the analysis and use of natural radioactivity in the natural sciences.The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
Core Documentation
Isotopes: Principles and Applications. 3rd Editionby Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Attendance
Highly recommended for theoretical lessons and mandatory for laboratory and outdoor experiences.Type of evaluation
Oral exam teacher profile teaching materials
The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
by Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Programme
The course is divided into two broad thematic areas, united by the analysis and use of natural radioactivity in the natural sciences.The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
Core Documentation
Isotopes: Principles and Applications. 3rd Editionby Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Attendance
Highly recommended for theoretical lessons and mandatory for laboratory and outdoor experiences.Type of evaluation
Oral exam teacher profile teaching materials
The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
by Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Programme
The course is divided into two broad thematic areas, united by the analysis and use of natural radioactivity in the natural sciences.The first part addresses the physical principles of radioactivity and the different modes of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma, electron capture).
The units of measurement, the nature of ionizing radiation and the main natural sources of exposure, environmental pathways, and the distribution of radionuclides in different natural contexts will be defined, with special reference to the Italian and European situation.
Particular attention will be paid to radioactivity measurement techniques and the instruments most commonly used in monitoring and scientific research (gas detectors, scintillators, and specific instruments for radon measurement).
Practical laboratory exercises will be included, using alpha spectrometry, laboratory gamma spectrometry, portable gamma spectrometry, and radon measurements. A half-day field trip to an urban setting will be conducted to measure the environmental dose rate absorbed by the population in a natural setting.
The second part of the course focuses on the main radiometric dating techniques used in the fields of geology, biology, environmental sciences, and historical-archaeology.
Both traditional and more recently developed dating methods will be presented, with particular emphasis on the potential and challenges of each technique. The aim is to provide adequate training, from material sampling to the final chronological data processing.
The carbon-14, potassium-argon, argon-argon, rubidium-strontium, samarium-neodymium, and uranium-lead methods will be studied, as well as disequilibria in the uranium series, thermochronological methods, fission tracks, luminescence, electrospin resonance, and cosmogenic radionuclides.
The theoretical part will be supported by laboratory activities where several instruments (alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry) for measuring radionuclides used in the main dating techniques will be illustrated.
Core Documentation
Isotopes: Principles and Applications. 3rd Editionby Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing.
Wiley, 2005
European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Cinelli, G. ; De Cort, M. ; Tollefsen, T. (Eds.)
Publications Office of the European Union; Luxembourg, 2019
Attendance
Highly recommended for theoretical lessons and mandatory for laboratory and outdoor experiences.Type of evaluation
Oral exam