The University of Maryland Radiation Facilities and NIST will be collaborating to host a Neutron Activation Analysis Workshop.

The workshop will be hosted at the University of Maryland on June 7th-9th. It is open to ______.

The curriculum will include:

Day 1

• NAA fundamentals
  • Applications!
  • Atomic particles
  • Energy levels in nucleus
  • Neutron sources
  • Particle in, particle out vs capture
  • Sample introduction
  • Gamma-ray emission
  • Radioactive decay
  • Two flavors of INAA: comparator vs k_
• Maryland University Training Reactor Overview
• Health Physics Introduction

Day 2

• HPGE Fundamentals
  • How HPGEs work
  • HPGe Tuning
  • Peak fitting
• Hands-on HPGe setup
• Neutron Activation Analysis
  • Sample Prep
  • Standards
  • Demo

Day 3

• Neutron Activation Calculations
  • Decay Corrections
  • Background corrections
  • Flux variations
  • Self Shielding
  • Uncertainty

If you are interested in attending please fill out the sign-up form.