====== Radiation I: Detecting Radiation ======
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==== Common area ====

  * General measuring equipment
    * 1-m sticks
    * Rulers
    * Calipers
    * Tape (a couple rolls)

  * Radiation sources
    * Gamma emitters: Cs-137 buttons (7)
    * Beta emitters: Sr-90 buttons (7)
    * Alpha emitters: Am-241 slides (2)
    * Lead shielding (3 blocks)

  * Absorber materials
    * Thin lead blocks (4 sets of 4 blocks)
    * Aluminum cylinders (4 sets of 7 different thicknesses)
    * Iron cylinders (4 sets of 7 different thicknesses)
    * Wood/paper squares (4 sets of mix of wood and paper)
    * Gloves (in assorted sizes) for handling lead

  * Demo items
    * Survey meter
    * GM tube with a broken window (so you can see inside)
    * Smoke detector (so you can see the Am-241 source)

  * Extra equipment
    * GM tube in holder (1 or 2 extras)
    * ST370 Radiation Counter (1 or 2 extras)
    * BNC cable (1 or 2 extras)
    * USB cable (1 or 2 extras)

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==== Individual station ====

  * Whiteboard
    * assortment of dry erase markers
    * an eraser

  * Detection equipment
    * GM tube in holder (w/ source holder and absorber holder slides)
    * ST370 Radiation Counter
    * BNC cable
    * USB cable

Connect equipment at each station and test with the STX software (with high voltage set to +950 V) using a button source.

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