Experiments in Nuclear Science

This text provides hands-on experiments in nuclear radiations and discusses their interactions with matter, detection and measurement, and applications in the physical and life sciences. Each experiment presents an overview of the scientific phenomenon, instructions for conducting the experiment and recording the data, directions for analyzing the data and reporting the results, specific questions relating to the experiment, and several problems that focus on the scientific phenomenon. An instructor's guide in the appendix provides additional information on radiation safety, sample preparation, waste management, and lab organization.