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SlovenčinaRoom (block/door number): E003
Basic information on the research infrastructure:
Construction period: 6 years
Type: centralized in one location
Average number of users per year: 20
List of projects or sources that contributed to the establishment or modernization of the research infrastructure: APVV, VEGA, KEGA
Detailed information on the research infrastructure/laboratory
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Description and data on the research infrastructure/laboratory:
The gamma spectrometry system with HPGe and NaI(Tl) detectors is used to determine the content of gamma-emitting radionuclides in solid, liquid, and gaseous samples of both natural and anthropogenic origin, primarily for scientific purposes and final theses.
For radon measurements in air, the laboratory is equipped with RadonScout, RadonEye, and CorentiumPro devices.
To monitor radioactivity outdoors, the laboratory is equipped with the bGeigieNano dosimeter and the CzechRad dosimeter.
For didactic purposes (courses: Radioenvironmental Science, Nuclear Analytical Methods, Environmental Methods of Low Activities, Forensic Analysis of Unknown Substances), Geiger–Müller detectors and a CZT semiconductor spectrometer are used. The laboratory is also equipped with a diffusion cloud chamber. Calibration standards are available for instrument calibration. -
List of equipment:
- Gamma spectrometry system with HPGe and NaI(Tl) detectors
- Devices for measuring radon concentration in air: RadonScout, RadonEye, and CorentiumPro
- Dosimeters: bGeigieNano, CzechRad
- Geiger–Müller detector RadiationAlert Ranger Exp
- CZT semiconductor spectrometer
- Diffusion cloud chamber
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Justification of uniqueness/strategic importance:
The instrumentation allows for monitoring radioactivity in various components of the environment, which makes the laboratory an important part of forensic analysis. -
Assignment of the research infrastructure to one or more research areas:
Radioecology, environmental radioactivity, air protection and quality, occupational environment, waste engineering