Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics

This 1986 book, reissued as OA, gives a balanced overview of the most important topics in experimental particle physics.

Richard Clinton Fernow (Author)

9781009290050, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 February 2023

432 pages
22.8 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.61 kg

'Richard Fernow's Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics is an excellent step towards bridging the gap between the enormous amount of primary literature and the beginning graduate student or interested scientist.' Nature

This book brings together the most important topics in experimental particle physics in the late twentieth century to give a brief but balanced overview of the subject. The author begins by reviewing particle physics and discussing electromagnetic and nuclear interactions. He then goes on to discuss three nearly universal aspects of particle physics experiments: beams, targets, and fast electronics. The second part of the book treats in detail the properties of various types of particle detector, such as scintillation counters, Cerenkov counters, proportional chambers, drift chambers, sampling calorimeters, and specialized detectors. Wherever possible the author attempts to enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of performance. Finally, he discusses aspects of specific experiments, such as properties of triggers, types of measurement, spectrometers, and the integration of detectors into coherent systems. First published in 1986, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Electromagnetic interactions
3. Nuclear interactions
4. Particle beams
5. Targets
6. Fast electronics
7. Scintillation counters
8. Cerenkov counters
9. Proportional chambers
10. Drift chambers
11. Sampling calorimeters
12. Specialized detectors
13. Triggers
14. Detector systems
15. Some fundamental measurements
Appendices
Author index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Particle & high-energy physics [PHP]