BEDOGNI ROBERTO
(syllabus)
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.
(reference books)
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
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