This Laboratory is directly related to teaching and research activities in the area of Applied Nuclear Physics, supporting experimental disciplines and thesis work.
Installed in an area of 450 m², it features:
Systems and Resources
- Several pentium and pentium MMX microcomputers networked and connected to the INTERNET;
- Three SUN stations with varying capacities for processing and reconstructing images in tomography;
- Library of programs for image analysis and processing.
Radiation Detection Systems
- Complete line for alpha, beta, gamma and neutron spectrometry (various detectors, amplifiers, discriminators, multichannel analyzers and automatic data acquisition systems);
- Several alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation sources;
- Fission fragments source (252Cf) of 1mCi;
- Complete chemical and electrochemical etching system for solid state trace detectors (SSNTD);
- Optical microscope (coupled to the camera) for trace analysis;
- Four microcomputers with data acquisition and spectrum analysis boards directly connected to radiation detection systems.
Tomography Systems
- Library of programs for image analysis and processing;
- Various tomographic tables for industrial applications;
- Automated microdensitometer;
- Real-time microfocus radiography system;
- Industrial X-ray equipment.
Irradiation and Dosimetry Systems
- Gammacell 220 radiator with cobalt-60 source for applications in food irradiation and dosimeter testing;
- Bruker EMS 104 Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance (RPE) dosimetry system.
Equipment for X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis
- Two X-ray production systems for excitation of samples in fluorescence measurements with tungsten and molybdenum tubes;
- Detection system with Si-Li detector, coupled with data acquisition and spectrum analysis systems;
- Sample preparation laboratory with acid and plasma digestion systems.
