- Docente: Laura Tositti
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CHIM/12
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Chemistry and Materials Chemistry (cod. 8006)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student is able to identify the mechanisms and characteristics of radioactive decays, knows the basics of measurement of radioactivity and has the knowledge of the main applications of nuclear chemistry (medicine, energy production, environmental protection).
Course contents
Atomic nucleus - nuclear binding energy - nuclear models - instability of the nucleus and energy - nuclide chart - nuclear decay (alpha, beta and gamma) - equation of decay - nuclear metrology (definition of activity) - interaction of radiation with matter - detection and measurement of radioactivity with experimental tests in the lab - radiation protection dosimetry - environmental radioactivity - nuclear energy and safety - nuclear medicine: diagnosis and therapy with a visit to the Department of Nuclear Medicine of the Hospital S. Orsola
Readings/Bibliography
slides and bibliographic material provided by the teacher
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and lab experiences
Assessment methods
oral examination
Teaching tools
Slides, radioactivity instrumentation, seminars of experts from the nuclear field
Office hours
See the website of Laura Tositti