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  • Fabio Sauli, Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), Geneva
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
November 2022
Print publication year:
2023
Online ISBN:
9781009291200
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Book description

Widely used in high-energy and particle physics, gaseous radiation detectors are undergoing continuous development. The first part of this book provides a solid background for understanding the basic processes leading to the detection and tracking of charged particles, photons, and neutrons. Continuing then with the development of the multi-wire proportional chamber, the book describes the design and operation of successive generations of gas-based radiation detectors, as well as their use in experimental physics and other fields. Examples are provided of applications for complex events tracking, particle identification, and neutral radiation imaging. Limitations of the devices are discussed in detail. Including an extensive collection of data and references, this book is ideal for researchers and experimentalists in nuclear and particle physics. It has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

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Contents

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  • Frontmatter
    pp i-iv
  • Contents
    pp v-viii
  • Acronyms
    pp ix-xii
  • Preface
    pp xiii-xiv
  • 1 - Introduction
    pp 1-23
  • 2 - Electromagnetic interactions of charged particles with matter
    pp 24-42
  • 3 - Interaction of photons and neutrons with matter
    pp 42-75
  • 4 - Drift and diffusion of charges in gases
    pp 76-128
  • 5 - Collisional excitations and charge multiplication in uniform fields
    pp 129-159
  • 6 - Grand unification
    pp 160-181
  • 7 - Proportional counters
    pp 182-210
  • 8 - Multi–wire proportional chambers
    pp 211-263
  • 9 - Drift chambers
    pp 264-291
  • 10 - Time projection chambers
    pp 292-326
  • 11 - Multi–tube arrays
    pp 327-343
  • 12 - Resistive plate chambers
    pp 344-364
  • 13 - Micro–pattern gaseous detectors
    pp 365-398
  • 14 - Cherenkov ring imaging
    pp 399-429
  • 15 - Miscellaneous detectors and applications
    pp 430-440
  • 16 - Time degeneracy and ageing
    pp 441-459
  • Further reading on radiation detectors
    pp 460-460
  • References
    pp 461-493
  • Index
    pp 494-498

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