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'Pixel detectors are a particularly important class of particle and radiation detection devices. They have an extremely broad spectrum of applications, ranging from high-energy physics to the photo cameras of everyday life. This book is a general purpose introduction into the fundamental principles of pixel detector technology and semiconductor-based hybrid pixel devices. Although these devices were developed for high-energy ionizing particles and radiation beyond visible light, they are finding new applications in many other areas. This book will therefore benefit all scientists and engineers working in any laboratory involved in developing or using particle detection.
List of contents
The Sensor.- The Front-End Electronics.- Integration and System Aspects.- Pixel Detector Applications.- Trends and New Developments for Pixel Detectors.
About the author
Peter Fischer, Jahrgang 1952, studierter Sekundarlehrer phil. II (Uni Zürich) und Informatik-Ingenieur (Hochschule Technik und Architektur Luzern). Fischer ist heute Dozent für Informatik an der Fachhochschule Zentralschweiz. Seine Leidenschaften Datentechnik, Schreiben und Unterrichten hat er in unzähligen Publikationen wie z.B. Fachartikeln und Lehr- wie Fachbüchern zur Informatik und Mathematik vereint. Der Autor hat in der Schweiz schon in den 80er Jahren den Informatik-Unterricht an der Volksschul-Oberstufe vorangetrieben und für diese Stufe erste interkantonale Lehrmittel verfasst. Seit 1986 profitieren Zehntausende von Leserinnen und Lesern von seinen fachlich-fundierten wie leicht nachvollziehbaren Publikationen.
Summary
Pixel detectors are a particularly important class of particle and radiation detection devices. They have an extremely broad spectrum of applications, ranging from high-energy physics to the photo cameras of everyday life. This book is a general purpose introduction into the fundamental principles of pixel detector technology and semiconductor-based hybrid pixel devices. Although these devices were developed for high-energy ionizing particles and radiation beyond visible light, they are finding new applications in many other areas. This book will therefore benefit all scientists and engineers working in any laboratory involved in developing or using particle detection.
