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Courses delivered at the CTU

Nuclear chemistry I+II (BSc)
Concept and history, subatomic structure of matter, nuclear reactions, natural and artificial radioactivity, natural decay chains, kinetics of nuclear reactions, activity and amount of radionuclide, energetics of nuclear reactions, decay schemes.
Nuclear reaction yield, cross section, excitation function, fission reaction, spontaneous fission. Chemistry of atoms formed in nuclear reactions, local temperature, atomic recoil and recoil energy, recoil of atoms bound in molecules, hot atom chemistry, retention, Szilard Chalmers reaction.

Detection of ionising radiation (BSc)
Properties of detectors of ionising radiation (IR), application of detectors, gas detectors, scintillation detectors, detectors for high energy IR, semiconductor detectors, integral dosimetric methods, statistical treatment of data, limit of detection.

Radioanalytical chemistry (MSc)
Indicator methods, analysis by means of naturally occurring radioactive elements, isotope dilution analysis (IDA), substoichiometric IDA, radio-reagent methods, radiometric titrations, radio-release methods, activation analysis, irradiation with thermal neutrons, irradiation with fast and resonance neutrons, irradiation with charged particles and gamma-rays, non-activation interaction analysis, X-ray fluorescence analysis.

Chemistry of radioactive elements (MSc)
Technetium, promethium, astatine, francium, polonium, radon, radium, actinide theory, actinides, actinium, thorium, protactinium, uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium, californium, einsteinium, fermium, mendelevium, nobelium, lawrencium, transactinides, superheavy elements.

Post Date: 02-12-2013
Courses delivered at the Charles University, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Nuclear chemistry II (MSc)
The following topics are discussed in detail in the course: Nuclear reactions yield, reaction cross section, excitation function. Fission reaction, spontaneous fission. Chemistry of atoms formed in a nuclear reaction, local temperature, atomic recoil and recoil energy, recoil of atom bound in a molecule, hot atom chemistry, retention, Szilard Chalmers reaction. In the final part of the course, a brief overview of the chemistry if actinoids is given. Outline and Sylabus of Excercises 1.Radionuclide generation in particle flux. 2.Reaction energy. 3.Threshold energy, endoergic reaction, Coulomb barrier energy . 4.Mass and energy balance of nucleus, binding energy. 5.Atomic recoil, recoil energy. 6.Fission reactions.

Ionising radiation detection and dosimetry (MSc)
The course of the detection of the ionizing radiation provides the students with the knowledge of principles of the function of various types of detectors, and basics of the treatment of measured data and limits following from the statistical character of this data. The students will acquire competence to select the type of detector appropriate for their respective application(s), comprehend the results of the measurement of ionising radiation, and correctly interpret their statistical relevance.

Radioanalytical chemistry (MSc)
The course gives a detailed overview of all main radioanalytical methods, specifically: Indicator methods, analysis by means of naturally occurring radioactive elements, isotope dilution analysis (IDA), substoichiometric IDA, radio-reagent methods, radiometric titrations, radio-release methods, RIA, activation analysis, irradiation with thermal neutrons, irradiation with fast and resonance neutrons, irradiation with charged particles and gamma-rays, non-activation interaction analysis, X-ray fluorescence analysis, PIXE, RBS.

Chemistry of radioactive elements (MSc)
The course gives a detailed overview of chemical properties of all known radioactive elements from the group of cis-uranium elements, actinoids and trans-actinoids.

Post Date: 02-12-2013