Particle detectors
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Particle detectors
（Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology, 26）
Cambridge University Press, 2011
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
"First published 2008, first paperback edition 2011" -- T.p. verso
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Description
The scope of the detection techniques in particle detectors is very wide, depending on the aim of the measurement. Detectors cover the measurement of energies from the very low to the highest of energies observed in cosmic rays. Describing the instrumentation for experiments in high energy physics and astroparticle physics, this edition describes track detectors, calorimeters, particle identification, neutrino detectors, momentum measurement, electronics, and data analysis. It also discusses applications of these detectors in other fields such as nuclear medicine, radiation protection and environmental science. Problem sets have been added to each chapter and additional instructive material has been provided, making this an excellent reference for graduate students and researchers in particle physics.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction
- 1. Interactions of particles and radiation with matter
- 2. Characteristic properties of detectors
- 3. Units of radiation measurements and radiation sources
- 4. Accelerators
- 5. Main physical phenomena used for particle detection and basic counter types
- 6. Historical track detectors
- 7. Track detectors
- 8. Calorimetry
- 9. Particle identification
- 10. Neutrino detectors
- 11. Momentum measurement and muon detection
- 12. Ageing and radiation effects
- 13. Example of a general-purpose detector: Belle
- 14. Electronics
- 15. Data analysis
- 16. Applications of particle detectors outside particle physics
- 17. Glossary
- 18. Solutions
- 19. Resume
- Appendixes
- Index.
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