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written by
Joe Ferguson and Jack Denson
published by the MSU Department of Physics and Astronomy
This item is an introductory lab that examines nuclear radiation. The lab is designed to aid student understanding of the random nature of radioactive decay to prepare them for problems involving processes governed by probability. The apparatus consists of a Geiger tube, a scaler, an absorber set, and a source set. This item is part of a larger collection of online physics labs by the authors.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=6620">Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Nuclear Radiation and Half-Life. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, October 17, 2014.</a>
![]() J. Ferguson and J. Denson, (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), WWW Document, (https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1133/NuclearRadiationAndHalf-Life.pdf).
![]() J. Ferguson and J. Denson, Mississippi State Physics Labs: Nuclear Radiation and Half-Life (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), <https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1133/NuclearRadiationAndHalf-Life.pdf>.
![]() Ferguson, J., & Denson, J. (2014, October 17). Mississippi State Physics Labs: Nuclear Radiation and Half-Life. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy: https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1133/NuclearRadiationAndHalf-Life.pdf
![]() Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Nuclear Radiation and Half-Life. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, October 17, 2014. https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1133/NuclearRadiationAndHalf-Life.pdf (accessed 1 May 2025).
![]() Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Nuclear Radiation and Half-Life. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2000. 17 Oct. 2014. 1 May 2025 <https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1133/NuclearRadiationAndHalf-Life.pdf>.
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Author = "Joe Ferguson and Jack Denson",
Title = {Mississippi State Physics Labs: Nuclear Radiation and Half-Life},
Publisher = {Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {October 17, 2014},
Year = {2000}
}
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