Particle Detectors - Fundamentals and Applications

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.

Product details

• Authors: Hermann Kolanoski, Hermann (Emeritus Professor of Physics Kolanoski, Norbert Wermes, Norbert (Professor of Physics Wermes, Wermes Norbert
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9780198858362
• ISBN: 978-0-19-885836-2
• No. of pages: 944
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 252 mm x 50 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Nuclear, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Nuclear physics, Optical physics, Electronic devices & materials, Particle & high-energy physics, Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods, Particle and high-energy physics, Electronic devices and materials, Light (optics), Nuclear structure physics, particle; detectors