Nuclear Experiments Using A Geiger Counter (eBook)

Table of Contents

1 – What is Radiation?...........................................................................3

2 - Geiger Counter Buyer’s Guide.......................................................19

3 - Introduction to the GCA-07W Geiger Counter ..............................38

4 - Measuring Background Radiation..................................................49

5 - Poisson Distribution .......................................................................61

6 - Shielding - Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Radiation ............................71

7 - Inverse Square Law Experiment.....................................................79

8 - Detecting Low Level Radioactivity in Food ..................................82

9 - Capturing and Detecting Radon in the Environment......................93

10 - Calculating Dead Time of GM Tube..........................................101

11 - Backscattering Experiment.........................................................107

12 - Magnetic Deflection of Beta Particles Experiment ....................115

13 - Half-Life Experiment .................................................................125

14 - Urban Prospecting ......................................................................135

15 - DIY Geiger Counter ...................................................................145

16 - DMAD Expansion Module.........................................................163