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Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Volker Büscher; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lucia Masetti
Event type:
Lecture/practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
08.128.731
Hours per week:
4
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | -
Requirements / organisational issues:
Minimal knowledge of particle physics (for instance based on the lecture Experimentalphysik 4) is helpful, but not required.
Contents:
This course will give an in-depth introduction to the basics of particle detection and all types of modern particle detectors. In addition to a detailed discussion of the various detector technologies there will be a particular emphasis on modern particle detectors, as they are used in particle physics, medical applications and other areas.
Contents:
- Interactions of particles with matter
- Ionisation detectors: wire chambers, TPCs and silicon detectors
- Cherenkov radiation
- Transition radiation
- Scintillation detectors
- Calorimeters
- General purpose detectors
Recommended reading list:
- W.R. Leo, Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments
- K. Kleinknecht, Detektoren für Teilchenstrahlung
- C. Grupen, Teilchendetektoren
- D. Green, The Physics of Particle Detectors
- T. Ferbel, Experimental Techniques in High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics
- H. Kolanoski, N. Wermes, Teilchendetektoren: Grundlagen und Anwendungen (English version in preparation)
Advanced literature for selected topics:
- R. Wigmans, Calorimetry: Energy Measurement in Particle Physics
- Rossi, Fischer, Rohe, Wermes, "Pixel Detectors: from Fundamentals to Application"
- G. Lutz, Semiconductor Radiation Detectors
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