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An application of the environmental radiation detector to scientific education

Research Project

Project/Area Number 03808038
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 科学教育(含教育工学)
Research InstitutionGifu university

Principal Investigator

NAKAZAWA Kazuma  Physics Department,Gifu univ., Associate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (60198059)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HARA Toshio  Faculty of Science, Kobe univ., Associate Professor, 教養部, 助教授 (50156486)
Project Period (FY) 1991 – 1992
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
KeywordsNatural radiant rays / alpha-ray detector / Radon / Photo diode / Environmental education / Education of electronics / Education of informational treatment about measurement / α線測定器 / 光ダイオ-ド / シンチレ-タ(CsI)
Research Abstract

We developed the alpha-ray detector (for natural radio active substance) until 1992. The sensor is P.I.N. photo diode. This device is safely to treat, because it works by connecting a domestic outlet and dry batteries. It costs less than 100,000 yen to make the detector. Electric circuit is simple so that senior high school students can understand it easily.
By this detector, We measured energy spectrum, which is shown in Fig.1, of alpha-rays emitted from ^<218>Po:6.0MeV and ^<214>Po:7.7MeV of daughter nuclei of ^<222>Rn, which is evaporated from well water(8 liter,20゚C). The energy resolution is about 80keV. In this case, the time series analysis of alpha-ray (^<218>Po and ^<214>Po) counting rate is shown in Fig.2 as a solid line. A peak value is 120*25 (counts/hour). We can show another time series data as a dotted line in Fig.2. This curve comes from a measurement by using water from water supply (8 liter, 20゚C) on the same condition. This case shows us a little bit of low counting rate.
We corporate with four high school teachers about educational practice through the data taking and analysis.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1992 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1991 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All Other

All Publications (1 results)

  • [Publications] 仲澤 和馬,他: "環境放射線測定装置の開発と教育への活用" 物理教育. 40. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1991-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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