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AUA-MIT Nuclear Detection Course
June 20, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - July 1, 2022 @ 5:00 pm +04
About the Event:
The AUA Akian College of Science and Engineering in collaboration with the MIT MISTI program will be hosting a course on Nuclear Detection from June 20 to July 1, 2022 at AUA.
In this rigorous, intense, yet enjoyable course students will:
- learn about the basics of nuclear physics, statistics, analog electronics;
- build their own DIY Geiger counter, using solderless breadboards. The Geiger counter will be instrumented with an Arduino, which will perform the initial data analysis and allow the
- transfer of data to a computer. In the end, students will get to keep their DIY Geiger counters, which they will then use to measure radiation in their immediate environment!
- use their Geiger counter to perform experiments involving radiation, where they will measure gamma counts and observe the effects of shielding on radiation.
Students should have:
- Basic knowledge of statistics and probability;
- Basics of physics;
- Basic knowledge of electrical circuits (e.g. transistors, capacitors, resistors);
- Some coding and data analysis skills. Familiarity with Python and the command line is a plus;
- Proficiency in English.
About the Speaker:
MIT Professor Areg Danagoulian
Language: English
