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    • 2nd edition
      • Claus Grupen, Universität-Gesamthochschule Siegen, Germany, Boris Shwartz, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
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      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2023
      July 2023
      ISBN:
      9781009401531
      9781009401494
      9781009401517
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      (254 x 178 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.452kg, 676 Pages
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    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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