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Instructors: Univ. Prof. Dr. Niklaus Berger
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:
A minimal knowledge of particle physics (e.g. Ex5 b) is helpful, but not required
Compulsory attendance:
For the practical exercises (2-3 sessions) attendance is 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.
The lecture is complemented by practical excercises with modern detectors.
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
Digital teaching:
Course webpage:
https://agberger.kph.uni-mainz.de/teaching/winter-2023-24/particle-detectors/
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