Particle Detectors
Particle Detectors
Boris Shwartz, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
$68.99
USDElementary 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.
- Complete coverage of the field of nuclear and particle physics instrumentation, showing how particle detectors can be used in many practical situations
- Problem sections allow the reader to monitor their understanding of the material presented
- A detailed glossary comprises the main properties of the various detectors, and numerical tables and appendices help with the construction of detectors
- Reissued as an Open Access title on Cambridge Core
Product details
July 2023Paperback
9781009401517
676 pages
254 × 177 × 35 mm
1.25kg
Not yet published - available from February 2025
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. Resumé
- Appendixes
- Index.
