Radioactive Decay, Counting Statistics, and the Geiger Tube Preformed By: Richard Breazeale Ryan...

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Radioactive Decay, Radioactive Decay, Counting Statistics, Counting Statistics, and the Geiger Tube and the Geiger Tube Preformed By: Preformed By: Richard Breazeale Richard Breazeale Ryan Phelan Ryan Phelan Jack Young Jack Young
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Radioactive Decay, Counting Radioactive Decay, Counting Statistics, and the Geiger Statistics, and the Geiger

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Preformed By:Preformed By:Richard BreazealeRichard Breazeale

Ryan PhelanRyan PhelanJack YoungJack Young

Topics InvestigatedTopics Investigated

Chart of NuclidesChart of Nuclides Differences in Differences in αα,,ββ,,γγ decay decay Data fitting of Gaussian distributionData fitting of Gaussian distribution

Chart of NuclidesChart of Nuclides

αα,,ββ,,γγ DecaysDecays

Qualitative experiment using Geiger Qualitative experiment using Geiger counter and lead blockscounter and lead blocks

γγ source was Co source was Co6060

ββ source was Tl source was Tl204204

αα source was U source was U238238

Science Workshop Science Workshop

Setting Recording ParametersSetting Recording Parameters

End of Data RecordingEnd of Data Recording

Creating HistogramCreating Histogram

Completed HistogramCompleted Histogram

Opening Scientist ProgramOpening Scientist Program

Gaussian Equation and Parameter Gaussian Equation and Parameter SetSet

Data Sheet after Least Squares FitData Sheet after Least Squares Fit

Plotted DataPlotted Data

Jack at work analyzing Poisson Data

Completed GraphCompleted Graph