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Radiation Education Kit
The Radiation Education Kit is a setup of radiation camera, radioisotope sources and accessories to better understand nuclear and particle physics.
The kit brings the latest CERN technology to classrooms and lets the students discover the invisible world of radiation.
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Minipix EDU
Advacam’s MiniPIX EDU is a miniaturized USB camera designed and priced for educational use.
It brings modern nuclear technology of radiation imaging to the classrooms and let students discover the unseen world of ionizing radiation surrounding them.
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List of Experiments
Introduction to PIXet Basic Software
Brief description of how to use the software. Make sure to go through this to have a smoother experience while collecting data.
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Before you Start the Experiments
Warnings/ disclaimers about the camera and the radiation sources. Your results might be different from the one provided with the kit experiments.
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Introduction to the Hardware
Pictorial representations of setup along with tags to better understand the setup.
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Demonstration of Thoriated Electrode Activity
Are the commonly used thoriated electrodes radioactive?
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Demonstration of Polonium Activity
An introduction and visual depiction of beta radiations emitted from Polonium-210.
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Demonstration of Strontium Activity
An introduction and visual depiction of beta radiations emitted from Stronium-90.
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Demonstration of Cobalt Activity
An introduction and visual depiction of beta particles and gamma photons emitted from Cobalt-60.
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Measuring Background Radiation
Studying the background radiation that we are exposed to in our everyday life
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Does Microwaving food make it Radioactive?
Debunking the myth of food becoming radioactive after being microwaved.
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How far can Alpha Particles Travel?
The range of radiation depends on the energy and the activity of the source. The interaction of the particles with the media while travelling from source to detector might severely affect the range.
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Alpha Particles being Blocked by a Piece of Paper
Live demonstration of alpha particles from polonium-210 being blocked by a piece of paper.
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Alpha Particles Interaction with Plastic Film
Plastic food wrap film is thinner than a piece of paper and alpha particles can pass through it. But how many layers are needed to stop the particles?
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Particle Beam Collimation of Alpha Particles
The alpha particles are focused onto the center of camera using collimator and then diameter of collimator is measured using the scan result.
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Determining the Energy of Alpha Particles
Determining the energy of alpha particles from polonium-210 and study how increasing distance of the source from camera effects the energy
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Effect of Collimator on the Detected Energy of Alpha Particles
Collimating the beam of alpha particles to study its effect on the observed energy.
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Different type of Energy Spectrum of Alpha Particles
Study of the effect of density of blocking material on the observed energy of alpha particles.
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The Deceleration of Alpha Particles in Plastic Food Wrapping Foil
Studying braking force on alpha particles from polonium-210 when they pass through plastic food wrap film.
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The Velocity of Alpha Particles
Determining the velocity of alpha particles with respect to velocity of light using the energy of alpha particles.
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Cosmic Rays
Visually tracking the muons along with determining the cause and source of muons.
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Estimating the Thickness of Aluminum Foil
Determining the range of thickness of aluminum foil using alpha radiations.
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The Range of Gamma Photon
Determining the loss of energy of gamma photons with increasing distance between camera and source.
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Bragg Curve
Determining the stopping power of air using alpha particles and plotting the Bragg Curve for it.
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