| Experiment Guide |
| 1. Pre-Lab |
| 2. Guide |
| 3. Melissinos pages |
| 4. Banana Gamma |
| Related Material |
| 1. Gamma Ray Spectrum Catalogue |
| 2. Knoll, G., Radiation Detection and Measurement, Chapters 2 & 10. |
| 3. UCS 30 Manual |
| 4. Pulse Height Analysis |
| 5. Compton Scattering |
| 6. Radiation & Health Effects |
| Useful Links |
| 1. Nobel Prize |
| 2. PMT Review |
| 3. PMT Manual |
| 4. Ortec Manuals |
| 5. Fermi telescope |
| 6. Who invented your detector? |
| 7. Another Nobel Prize |
Overview
The Fermi gamma-ray space telescope has radically changed our view of the universe. This experiment gives you the opportunity to study high energy photons from radioactive nuclear decays. These photons have energies that are characteristic of the specific initial- and final- state nuclear energy levels and thus provide a means of studying the energy levels, nuclear reactions, and also provide a way to identify radioactive nuclear species in test samples. You will explore several different nuclear "fingerprints." You will also learn about scintillators, photomultiplier tubes, and pulse height analysis. This experiment uses the same electronics as the gamma ray coincidence experiment, so they cannot be done by different teams at the same time.
