This book describes the fundamentals of particle detectors as well as their applications. Detector development is an important part of nuclear, particle and astroparticle physics, and through its applications in radiation imaging, it paves the way for advancements in the biomedical and materials sciences. Knowledge in detector physics is one of the required skills of an experimental physicist in these fields. The breadth of knowledge required for detector development comprises many areas of physics and technology, starting from interactions of particles with matter, gas- and solid-state physics, over charge transport and signal development, to elements of microelectronics. The book's aim is to describe the fundamentals of detectors and their different variants and implementations as clearly as possible and as deeply as needed for a thorough understanding. While this comprehensive opus contains all the materials taught in experimental particle physics lectures or modules addressing detector physics at the Master's level, it also goes well beyond these basic requirements. This is an essential text for students who want to deepen their knowledge in this field. It is also a highly useful guide for lecturers and scientists looking for a starting point for detector development work.
Author(s): Hermann Kolanoski; Norbert Wermes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 944
City: New York
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Preface
Introduction
Overview_history_and_concepts
Interactions_of_particles_with_matter
Movement_of_charge_carriers_in_electric_and_magnetic_fields
Signal_formation_by_moving_charges
Nonelectronic_detectors
Gasfilled_detectors
Semiconductor_detectors
Track_reconstruction_and_momentum_measurement
Photodetectors
Cherenkov_detectors
Transition_radiation_detectors
Scintillation_detectors
Particle_identification
Calorimeters
Detectors_for_cosmic_particles_neutrinos_and_exotic_matter
Signal_processing_readout_and_noise
Trigger_and_data_acquisition_systems
Appendix_A_Dosimetry_and_radioactive_sources
Appendix_B_Weighting_potential_of_segmented_electrodes
Appendix_C_Diffusion_effects_in_drift_chambers
Appendix_D_Ionisation_statistics_in_drift_chambers
Appendix_E_Position_resolution_of_structured_electrodes
Appendix_F_Fitting_of_track_models
Appendix_G_LPM_effect
Appendix_H_Laplace_transform
Appendix_I_Physical_noise_sources
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