Radionuclide

What comes to your mind when you think of nuclear energy? Most people think of nuclear bombs. However, nuclear energy can be used for so much more than bombs. In fact, if nuclear power did not exist, we would not exist! This is because the sun generates it energy from nuclear reactions of hydrogen nuclei into helium. Also, nuclear power could be the next solution for cheap energy for people and the radiation it gives off could even rid someone of cancer. What is nuclear power?- (Sec. 1.1) To state

Cobalt 60 Cobalt 60 is one of many radioactive isotopes. It contains 33 neutrons and 27 protons. Most people have not heard of Cobalt-60 unless they are involved in chemistry or the medial field. This isotope is more common than a person thinks. It is an isotope that is useful in the medical field and other places. This paper is all about Cobalt-60 and the history behind it as well as some other useful information. Cobalt was discovered by a Swedish chemist by the name of Georg Brandt. In 1735

Other uses of nuclear power included Military: The US Navy has all submarines and aircraft carriers moving by nuclear propulsion this lowers petroleum oil use (ships and aircrafts) by 15%. The US Military has several Nuclear Weapons Types: Warheads:The term warhead refers to the explosive and/or toxic material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, or torpedo;Bombs, Atomic Demolition Munition(ADM) ,Artillery Shell,ASW (anti-submarine warfare),ASW warhead,ASW warhead / Bomb, Torpedoes,Inter-continental

Radioactivity has been around since the 1800s. It is very popular in the medical field. It is used my many professionals to help diagnose and treat people every single day. Although it does have some advantages and disadvantages, people still use it to this day. Radioactivity is defined as “the spontaneous emission of particles”. (Nuclear Energy). Radioactivity is caused by an unbalanced nucleus in the cell. This happens because there is either an uneven number of protons and/or neutrons. When

Radiation is the process of which energy is emitted either by particles or waves. (Radiation, n.d.) . Radioactive isotopes are chemical elements that have different masses and spare energy by emitting radiation in for of alpha, beta, and gamma rays. Gamma rays are photons with high energy and a very short wavelength of 0.0005 to 0.1nm. (What is Radioactivity? What is Radiation?, n.d.) Every chemical element has one or more radioactive isotopes, for example carbon, it has 3 isotopes with different

Due to their radioactivity, antimony-124 and antimony-125 are used as tracers. For example, antimony-124 is used in oil pipelines, where its movement can be traced. This is particularly useful as it can help to identify leaks, if the tracer moves out from the pipe (Chemistry explained, n.d.). Uses Highly purified antimony plays an important role in semiconductor technology, specifically for diodes and infrared detectors that react to infrared radiation (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009). Antimony

There are three different types of radiation, alpha radiation, beta radiation and gamma radiation all which can, in general terms can benefit human by usage in medical procedures to detect errors in the human body. However these radiation can also be the cause of defects and errors in the human anatomy. Alpha particles - Alpha particles are helium nuclei that contains two protons and two neutrons. Alpha particles are positively charged. They can’t travel easily through thin materials and can be

residents developed skin lesions from an estimated skin dose of 100 Gyt to 150 Gyt (Sutow, 1965). There was an estimation of 1 Gyt to 1.5 Gyt radioiodine exposure to adults and slightly higher for the children (Sutow, 1965). The majority of the radionuclides absorbed internally by the thyroid were short-lived and ingested from contaminated utensils, water and food (breast milk as well) (Sutow, 1965). Overtime, bone marrow depression improved to almost normal, for all the previously exposed, by the

University of Portsmouth Applied Physics BSc (Hons) U20283 Applied Physics Project OPTIMIZATION OF RADIATION SPECTROSCOPY EQUIPMENT FOR AIRBORNE RADIONUCLIDES 645137 Supervisor(s) DSTL - Laurence Jones University of Portsmouth - Dr. Chris Dewdney PROPOSAL & INITIAL LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction, Aims and Objectives Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is investigating the potential for aerial monitoring of gamma rays (ɣ-rays) from airborne particulate contamination

Alpha spectroscopy is a technique for quantification of alpha particles and identification of its parent radionuclide using a silicon diode semiconductor detector [Knoll, 2010]. These detectors operate in a vacuum to enable them to detect alpha particles emitted from a source without degradation of the alpha particle energy. The alpha particles are transformed into electrical pulses which are amplified and shaped prior to conversion into a differentiated pulse height spectrum by a multichannel analyzer