Particle detection
Summary
The course will cover the physics of particle detectors. It will introduce the experimental techniques used in nuclear and particle physics. The lecture includes the interaction of particles with matter, scintillators, gas detectors, silicon detectors, detectors for particle ID and photo-detectors.
Content
Interaction of particles in matter: ionization (Bethe-Bloch formula), interaction of electrons and photons (electromagnetic showers, radiation length and critical energy).
General characteristics of detectors: linearity, efficiency, resolution and Fano factor.
Gas detectors: ionization, proportional and Geiger-Muller counters, multiwire proportional, drift and time-projection chambers, micro-pattern gas detectors.
Semiconductor detectors: pn junction, silicon and germanium diode detectors, silicon microstrip and pixel detectors.
Scintillators: organic and inorganic scintillators, wavelength shifters and light guides.
Photodetectors: photomultipliers, photodiodes and other alternatives.
Applications: momentum measurement in magnetic fields, calorimetry, particle identification.
Learning Prerequisites
Recommended courses
Elementary particle I, knowledge in nuclear and particle physics
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Categorize processes
- Describe energy deposite processes
- Quantify availabe signal
Transversal skills
- Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
Teaching methods
Slides, blackboard and exercises in class
Assessment methods
Semester work report evaluation 2/3 and presentation 1/3
Supervision
| Office hours | No |
| Assistants | No |
| Forum | No |
| Others | During exercises and at office if requried |
Resources
Bibliography
K.Kleinknecht: Detectors for Particle Radiation, Cambridge
W.R.Leo: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Particle detection
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Particle detection
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Particle detection
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Particle detection
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional