NAME: ADEDIRAN SUNDAY OBADARE

MATRIC/NO: 07/55ED004
GROUP: C
COURSE: PHY 491
EXPERIMENT NL - 1
TITLE: NUCLEAR EXPERIMENT.
AIMS:
• To Determine The Operation Voltage Of A GM Tube

• To Use It To Investigate the Absorption Of Alpha,Beta and Gama,Radiation

• Study Some Of The Applications of Such Generated Curves

MATERIALS AND METHOD: Nucleus, Model E – Z nuclear scale, Beta

and Gamma source, absorb option count.

PRECAUTIONS

• I ensured that the power switch was on.

• I ensured that the main switch was on and then the power
switch

• I ensured that before starting the count, the high voltage knob
was on zero

• I ensured that the particles were perfectly handled to avoid

exposure to temperature.
PROCEDURE

A given Beta source was placed into the position on the third shelf
from the top of the sample holder, the count switch was then put to the
continues, HV switch was then turn clockwise thereby measuring the
voltage on the tube, until the scalar start registering the count.

The count was later stopped and then resets, the time was set to 1
minute count. The high voltage was increased to 50v and count continues
to make measurements at 50v interval of HV.

READINGS OBTAINED

Beta Radiation Alpa Radiation Gamma

Radiation
s/n HV(v) CPM(MINUTES)
1 300 0 0 0
2 350 798 34 39
3 400 643 38 45
4 450 750 33 49
5 500 881 22 40
6 550 968 29 63
7 600 1009 36 55
8 650 1124 32 73
9 700 1240 30 85
10 750 - 21 119

BETA RADIATION GRAPH

 ALPHA RADIATION GRAPH

GAMMA RADIATION GRAPH

Conclusion

The nature of the graph plotted was curve

The slope of the graph for Alpha particles source was 6.267.
The slope of the graph for Gamma particles source was -3.85

The slope of the graph for beta particles source was 0.167