KJM9911 – Laboratory Exercises in Radiochemistry

Course content

KJM5911 is aimed at students who will work with radioactivity or radiochemical methods in their research. The course is an introduction to practical work with radiocativity in the laboratory. The students will become familiar with secure and standardized practice for work with open radioactive sources at the same time as they learn central methods for nuclear analysis and separation. The students are expected to take the course KJM5901 Radichemical methods simultaneously with KJM5911. KJM5901 and KJM5911 are compulsory for students doing a master in nucelar chemistry. The course is also suitable for students who will work with radiochemistry in other fields.

Learning outcome

When you complete this course:

  • you have extensive practical experience from laboratory work with radioactive substances.
  • you can use common techniques of detection to  measure and analyze (qualitatively and quantitatively) radiation from alpha, beta, and gamma sources.
  • you have practical experience with neutron activation analysis and isotope dilution analysis.
  • you understand how tracers can be used to investigat reaction mechanisms.
  • you can use common radiochemical separation methods, and also construct a radionuclide generator
  • you are familiar with how radioactivity is made, both by the use of particle beams (from the syclotron) and by neutron activation.
  • you have practical experience from working with strong radioactive sources (Work in type B laboratories)
  • you have command of radiochemical laboratory techniques that are relevant to your own research

Admission

PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.

If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.

PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

The student is required to complete the HSE course User course for work with open radioactive sources. The course is offered as a module in KJM-MENA4010 – Experimental methods (discontinued), and is compulsory for master students in nuclear chemistry.

Recommended previous knowledge

 The course expects the students to have general knowledge about radioactivity and ionizing radiation equivalent to what is taught in KJM3900 – Radioactivity. KJM9911 – Laboratory Exercises in Radiochemistry (discontinued) is taught in parallell with KJM9901 – Radiochemical Methods (discontinued). Th