Experimental Techniques In High-energy Nuclear And Particle Physics (2nd Edition)

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Thomas Ferbel
World Scientific, Nov 27, 1991 - Science - 736 pages
Experimental Techniques in High-Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics is a compilation of outstanding technical papers and reviews of the ingenious methods developed for experimentation in modern nuclear and particle physics. This book, a second edition, provides a balanced view of the major tools and technical concepts currently in use, and elucidates the basic principles that underly the detection devices. Several of the articles in this volume have never been published, or have appeared in relatively inaccessible journals. Although the emphasis is on charged-particle tracking and calorimetry, general reviews of ionization detectors and Monte Carlo techniques are also included.This book serves as a compact source of reference for graduate students and experimenters in the fields of nuclear and particle physics, seeking information on some of the major ideas and techniques developed for modern experiments in these fields.
 

Contents

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
PREFACE
PARTICLE DETECTORS
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL AND DRIFT CHAMBERS
HIGHRESOLUTION ELECTRONIC PARTICLE DETECTORS
CALORIMETRY IN HIGHENERGY PHYSICS
FLUCTUATIONS IN CALORIMETRY MEASUREMENTS
dEdx CERENKOV AND TRANSITION RADIATION
A TWODIMENSIONAL SINGLEPHOTOELECTRON DRIFT DETECTOR FOR CHERENKOV RING IMAGING
DEVELOPMENT OF PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS USING PHOTOSENSITIVE GASES AND LIQUIDS
LIQUIDARGON IONIZATION CHAMBERS AS TOTAL ABSORPTION DETECTORS
FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID ARGON KRYPTON AND XENON AS RADIATION DETECTOR MEDIA
SIGNAL NOISE AND RESOLUTION IN POSITIONSENSITIVE DETECTORS
Monte Carlo theory and practice
HIGH RESOLUTION HADRON CALORIMETRY
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