55239 - Laboratory Of Applied Physics

Academic Year 2012/2013

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics (cod. 8025)

    Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics of the Earth System (cod. 8626)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide the basic knowledge on various methods used in the field of Applied Physics:

- image acquisition and digital image processing;

- Monte Carlo methods for transport of radiation within matter;

- X-ray imaging techniques.

Course contents

- Image acquisition and digital image processing: acquisition of digital images, brief theoretical introduction and experimental acquisition with digital cameras. Pre-processing and calibration techniques. Digital image processing: point, local, and geometric operations. Analysis in spatial and frequency domains.

- Lab experience on image acquisition and processing.

- Monte Carlo simulations: theoretical overview and practical example for modeling a detection system.

Readings/Bibliography

PPT slides.

Teaching methods

Lectures, lab practice.

Assessment methods

Report on the lab experiences.
Final examination: report on a project + oral.

Teaching tools

PC (Windows and Linux OS), digital cameras. Software for image acqusition and processing. Monte Carlo program for transporting radiation in matter.

Office hours

See the website of Nico Lanconelli