Particle detectors / Claus Grupen and Boris Shwartz.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Interactions of particles and radiation with matter -- 2. Characteristic properties of detectors -- 3. Units of radiation measurements and radiation sources -- 4. Accelerators -- 5. Main physical phenomena used for particle detection and basic counter types -- 6. Historical track detectors -- 7. Track detectors -- 8. Calorimetry -- 9. Particle identification -- 10. Neutrino detectors -- 11. Momentum measurement and muon detection -- 12. Ageing and radiation effects -- 13. Example of a general-purpose detector: Belle -- 14. Electronics -- 15. Data analysis -- 16. Applications of particle detectors outside particle physics.

The scope of the detection techniques in particle detectors is very wide, depending on the aim of the measurement. Detectors cover the measurement of energies from the very low to the highest of energies observed in cosmic rays. Describing the current state of the art instrumentation for experiments in high energy physics and astroparticle physics, this new edition describes track detectors, calorimeters, particle identification, neutrino detectors, momentum measurement, electronics, and data analysis. It also discusses up-to-date applications of these detectors in other fields such as nuclear medicine, radiation protection and environmental science. Problem sets have been added to each chapter and additional instructive material has been provided, making this an excellent reference for graduate students and researchers in particle physics.