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The Physics of Particle Detectors
Contributor(s): Green, Dan (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521662265     ISBN-13: 9780521662260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $152.95  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: August 2000
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics - Nuclear
- Medical
- Science | Physics - General
Dewey: 539.77
LCCN: 99053251
Series: Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" L (1.76 lbs) 376 pages
Features: Illustrated
 
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Here is a comprehensive introduction to the physical principles and design of particle detectors, covering all major detector types in use today. After discussing the size and energy scales involved in different physical processes, the book considers nondestructive methods, including the photoelectric effect, photomultipliers, scintillators, Cerenkov and transition radiation, scattering and ionization, and the use of magnetic fields in drift and wire chambers. A complete chapter is devoted to silicon detectors. In the final part of the book, Green discusses destructive measurement techniques. Throughout, he emphasizes the physical principles underlying detection and shows, through appropriate examples, how those principles are best utilized in real detectors. Exercises and detailed further reading lists are included.
 
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