Through laboratory experiments and class discussions, we will be exploring
topics including:
- Representative measurements in nuclear physics
- Types of detectors and instrumentation
- Analysis tools; statistial analysis
- Good laboratory practices
- Presentation of results and conclusions
You will be working together in small groups to conduct a set of three
experiments over the quarter, where each experiment will take about
two weeks to complete and analyze. About one week after the end of
each experiment, each student will individually prepare a technical
report describing their experiment, analysis, results, and conclusions.
- No current announcements.
The following schedlue is preliminary, and may be subject to
revision as the course progresses.
- Syllabus
- Radiation safety information:
- Resources from laboratory courses at other institutions:
- Online sources of information about nuclear isotopes:
- Analysis and visualization tools
- The ROOT
Object-oriented data analysis framework
- Read_xy_file.C is a small
routine to load a spectrum from our x-y format data files
into a ROOT histogram.
To use it, start ROOT, then execute ".L Read_xy_file.C"
within the ROOT session. You will then be able to load
the spectra with the command:
"Read_xy_file(filename, histogramname)"; note that
the filename and histogramname should be enclosed in quotation
marks in this command.
You would then be able to display the histogram by doing
"histogramname.Draw()".
- Read_dat_file.C is a
similar routine, but it will process the raw "dat" files
produced by our data acquisition system.
- AptPlot
- Java Graphing & Data Analysis Software
- Xmgrace:
An Xmgrace Tutorial and
Grace User's Guide
-
The APS Professional Development Resource Guide