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BB's 2009 - '10 Logbook

09-10 Logbooks

Milestone Map Outline


 * 1) Give an overview of the PIXE/XRF investigation on the elemental makeup of fish in the local area
 * 2) Explain contaminants in fish
 * 3) Explain the process of preparing/ashing the fish
 * 4) Explain PIXE
 * 5) Explain theory behind PIXE
 * 6) Explain setup of ND accelerator
 * 7) Explain how to run the ND accelerator
 * 8) Explain XRF
 * 9) Explain theory behind XRF
 * 10) Explain the XRF setup
 * 11) Explain how to run the lab
 * 12) Explain XRF vs. PIXE
 * 13) Interpret the data collected from PIXE and XRF
 * 14) Explain what a spectrum is
 * 15) Explain how energy is given off and turned into a spectrum
 * 16) Explain how to analyze spectrum
 * 17) Explain results of both PIXE and XRF