Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics
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- Author: Richard Clinton Fernow
- Date Published: February 2023
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- isbn: 9781009290050
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This book brings together the most important topics in experimental particle physics in the late twentieth century to give a brief but balanced overview of the subject. The author begins by reviewing particle physics and discussing electromagnetic and nuclear interactions. He then goes on to discuss three nearly universal aspects of particle physics experiments: beams, targets, and fast electronics. The second part of the book treats in detail the properties of various types of particle detector, such as scintillation counters, Cerenkov counters, proportional chambers, drift chambers, sampling calorimeters, and specialized detectors. Wherever possible the author attempts to enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of performance. Finally, he discusses aspects of specific experiments, such as properties of triggers, types of measurement, spectrometers, and the integration of detectors into coherent systems. First published in 1986, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.
Read more- An informative overview of the essentials of experimental particle physics
- Throughout the book, each chapter begins with a discussion of the basic principles involved, followed by selective examples
- This title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core
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'Richard Fernow's Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics is an excellent step towards bridging the gap between the enormous amount of primary literature and the beginning graduate student or interested scientist.' Nature
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- Date Published: February 2023
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781009290050
- length: 432 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.61kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Electromagnetic interactions
3. Nuclear interactions
4. Particle beams
5. Targets
6. Fast electronics
7. Scintillation counters
8. Cerenkov counters
9. Proportional chambers
10. Drift chambers
11. Sampling calorimeters
12. Specialized detectors
13. Triggers
14. Detector systems
15. Some fundamental measurements
Appendices
Author index
Subject index.
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