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20402380 ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY in Physics LM-17 N0 PLASTINO WOLFANGO
(syllabus)
Atoms, Nuclides, and Radionuclides
Radiation sources.
Radiation interactions.
Counting Statistics.
Geochemistry of Radiogenic Isotopes
Mixing Theory.
Origin of Igneous Rock.
Water and Sediment.
The Oceans.
Thermonuclear Radionuclides
Fission Products of Transuranium Elements.
90Sr in the Environment.
137Cs in the Environment.
The 90Sr/137Cs, 239,240Pu, and 241Am in the Arctic Ocean.
General Properties of Radiation Detectors
Ionizing chambers.
Proportional and Geiger-Mueller counters.
Scintillation Detectors.
Germanium Gamma-Ray Detectors.
Geochronometry
The Rb-Sr Method.
The K-Ar Method.
The 40Ar/39Ar Method.
The Sm-Nd Method.
The U-Pb, Th-Pb, and Pb-Pb Methods.
The 14C Method.
The 3H/3He Method.
Application of Tracer Technology to the Environment
Atmospheric Transport Modeling.
Groundwater dynamics.
Nuclear non-proliferation.
(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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