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GATE Nuclear and Particle Physics: particle accelerators and detectors – Previous Year Questions

4 GATE previous year questions on particle accelerators and detectors (Nuclear and Particle Physics, Physics) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2023 PH Q30 (1 mark, Multiple select) – The Geiger-Muller counter is a device to detect α, β and γ radiations. It is a cylindrical tube filled with monatomic gases like argon, and polyatomic…
  2. GATE 2023 PH Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match the radiation to its processes. Column 1 Column 2 --- --- (i) Visible light P. Core atomic transitions (ii) X-rays Q. Nuclear transitions (iii)…
  3. GATE 2025 PH Q29 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Nuclear radiation emitted from a Co 60 radioactive source is detected by a photomultiplier tube (PMT) coupled to a scintillator crystal. Which of the…
  4. GATE 2025 PH Q59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Cyclotrons accelerate deuterons and alpha particles in the same magnetic field to energies 10 and 20 MeV, respectively. Their masses are M d=2000…