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Radiation Measurement Applications Laboratory
Location:
Room 9, Ward HallDescription:
The Radiation Measurement Applications Laboratory (RMAL) provides facilities to perform research and to conduct teaching experiments concerning the application of radiation to the measurement of physical properties of matter. Faculty and students are able to perform research and conduct experiments in• nondestructive evaluation
• quantitative analysis by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence
• applications of scintillating fibers
• radioisotope gauging
• radioactive and intert tracing.
The laboratory has a dark room within which the scintillating fiber experiments can be conducted with minimal background from visible and ultra-violet sources.
Current research interests:
• remote detection of explosives in vehicles • characterization of
semiconductor neutron detectors for dosimetry and imaging • detection
and characteriztion of hidden cracks in metal sub-structures• energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence analysis • nondestructive testing with plastic scintillating fibers
Equipment:
Lithium-drifted silicon (Si-Li) detector for x-ray fluorescence analysisNaI(Tl) scintillation detectors
plastic scintillating fibers
Tektronix TDS 420 digitizing oscilloscope
NIM bin and bin-mounted electronics modules
Canberra Inspector 2000 DSP Portable multichannel analyzer (MCA) including Genie 2000 Software
two high-precision stepping motors (one capable of 0.04 mm resolution and one having a 7-foot travel)
PCs for experiment control, data collection, data analysis, simulation
16-channel data acquisition board
4096-channel MCA board
multiscaler board
portable survey meter
semi-dark room equipped with benches for conducting experiments with scintillating fibersnumerous
x-ray tube and radioisotope sources
Brookfield RVT rheometer for measuring viscosity of fluids
small optical plate with rods, clamps, lenses, mirrors, etc.
digital caliper and multimeters