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Radiometric investigation of soil and beach sand in Zanzibar
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study presents the results of radiometric investigation of soil and beach sand in Zanzibar. The activity concentration of natural radionuclides (40K, and 232Th and 238U decay products) in beach sand and soil samples ...
Neutral hydrogen in galaxies, its content and the effect of environment on its evolution
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Using two hydrodynamic galaxy formation simulations from the Mufasa project that I helped
develop, we aim to better understand the relationship between galaxy evolution and its cold gas
content commonly known as the ...
Test of traditional vibrational wisdom by 2 proton stripping onto targets of 108;110Pd,114Cd,115In
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The cadmium nuclei have traditionally been regarded as among the best examples
of spherical vibrational nuclei. However, advances in nuclear spectroscopy have
begun to detail the properties of these nuclei at the two and ...
Synthesis of the metallocenes for the production of exotic high energy ion beams
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Subatomic Physics Department of iThemba Laboratory for Accelerated Based Sciences (iThemba LABS) conducts experiments that require a variety of particle beams in order to study nuclear properties (reaction, structure, ...
Development and study of a Thoron (Rn-220) standard source
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Thoron Rn-220 is a radioactive gas with a half-life of 55.6 s. It has been identified as a possible health concern in specific places such as monazite processing plants and (rare-earth) mines. The short half-life of Rn-220 ...
Synthesis of bimetallic immiscible alloy nanoparticles through green and gamma radiolysis approaches for environmental remediation applications
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The synthesis of bimetallic immiscible alloy nanoparticles (NPs) using versatile routes, is a major concern since physio-chemical methods are not environmentally benign. Breaking down the immiscibility would generate NPs ...
HI intensity mapping: Impact of primary beam effects
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Neutral hydrogen (HI) intensity mapping surveys with upcoming and future radio telescopes
such as the MeerKAT, a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
(SKAO) MID telescope, have great potential for constraining ...
A case study of university students' experiences of introductory physics drawn from their approaches to problem solving
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This thesis explores the experience of leaming physics through a particular medium: problem-solving, which is seen by many educators as the primary medium in which physics is learnt at university. Situating itself within ...
Physics graduate preparedness for work and society
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Both internationally and in South Africa, there have been renewed debates about the purposes of higher education and the attributes that should be developed in graduates. In the field of physics, many studies have reported ...
Measurements and applications of radon in South African aquifer and river waters
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
In the natural decay series of 238Uan inert radioactive gas, 222Rn(radon) is formed in the decay of 226Ra.Because radon is relatively soluble in water, it migrates from places of its generation in rocks and soils to other ...