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  • Claus Grupen, Universität-Gesamthochschule Siegen, Germany, Boris Shwartz, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
July 2023
Print publication year:
2023
Online ISBN:
9781009401531
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Book description

Elementary particles can be identified through various techniques, depending on the purpose of the measurement and which relevant quantities, such as time, energy, and spatial coordinates, have to be measured. Detectors cover the measurement of energies spanning from the very low to the highest 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. First published in 2008, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

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Contents

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  • Frontmatter
    pp i-vi
  • Contents
    pp vii-xii
  • Preface to the second edition
    pp xiii-xv
  • Preface to the first edition
    pp xvi-xix
  • Introduction
    pp xx-xxiv
  • 1 - Interactions of particles and radiation with matter
    pp 1-55
  • 2 - Characteristic properties of detectors
    pp 56-70
  • 3 - Units of radiation measurements and radiation sources
    pp 71-81
  • 4 - Accelerators
    pp 82-89
  • 5 - Main physical phenomena used for particle detection and basic counter types
    pp 90-159
  • 6 - Historical track detectors
    pp 160-185
  • 7 - Track detectors
    pp 186-229
  • 8 - Calorimetry
    pp 230-272
  • 9 - Particle identification
    pp 273-306
  • 10 - Neutrino detectors
    pp 307-326
  • 11 - Momentum measurement and muon detection
    pp 327-345
  • 12 - Ageing and radiation effects
    pp 346-359
  • 13 - Example of a general-purpose detector: Belle
    pp 360-389
  • 14 - Electronics
    pp 390-435
  • 15 - Data analysis
    pp 436-465
  • 16 - Applications of particle detectors outside particle physics
    pp 466-509
  • Résumé
    pp 510-511
  • 17 - Glossary
    pp 512-532
  • 18 - Solutions
    pp 533-576
  • Appendix 1: - Table of fundamental physical constants
    pp 577-579
  • Appendix 2: - Definition and conversion of physical units
    pp 580-581
  • Appendix 3: - Properties of pure and composite materials
    pp 582-583
  • Appendix 4: - Monte Carlo event generators
    pp 584-590
  • Appendix 5: - Decay-level schemes
    pp 591-598
  • Index
    pp 599-652

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