Physical Structure of Matter Law of distance and absorption of gamma or beta rays 5.2.41-01/11

Tasks: 1. To measure the impulse counting rate as a function of the distance between the source and the counter tube. 2. To determine the half-value thickness d1/2 and the absorption coefficient of a number of materials by measuring the impulse countAttenuation coefficient of different materials as a function of the material density (from left to right: Plexiglas®, concrete, aluminium, iron, lead).