Physical principles and methods of Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) techniques for the study of composition and structure of materials: PIXE - Particle Induced X-ray Emission, PIGE - Particle Induced Gamma-ray Emission, EBS - Elastic Backscattering Spectroscopy, ERDA - Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis, NRA - Nuclear Reaction Analysis. Application of IBA techniques to material science, cultural heritage, forensics science, environment and geology.
Knowledge acquired:
Applied nuclear techniques with accelerators, in particular Ion Bean Analysis techniques
Competence acquired:
Surface analysis techniques for structural and compositional studies of materials.
Use of IBA techniques data analysis computer codes
Skills acquired:
Creative thinking in applying material analysis techniques.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching Methods
Classroom taught lessons, and, eventually, visit of an IBA laboratory.
Further information
Office hours on appointment:
Massimo Chiari
chiari@fi.infn.it
Silvia Nava
nava@fi.infn.it
Type of Assessment
Discussion upon an argument agreed together with the teachers.
Course program
- Interaction of charged particles with matter.
- Ion beams generation: electrostatic accelerators and ion sources; transport and diagnostics of accelerated ion beams. Extraction of an ion beam in atmosphere: methods for measuring the intensity of an extracted ion beam.
- The physical principles and methods of Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) techniques for the investigation of the structure and composition of materials, in particular:
PIXE – Particle Induced X-ray Emission
PIGE – Particle Induced Gamma-ray Emission
EBS – Elastic Backscattering Spectroscopy
ERDA – Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis
NRA – Nuclear Reaction Analysis
- Applications of IBA techniques to material science, cultural heritage, forensics science, environment and geology.
- Hands-on practice on an Ion Beam Analysis experiment with the 3 MV Tandem accelerator of LABEC laboratory.
- Practice with IBA simulation and data analysis computer codes.