Unit PARTICLE DETECTORS

Course
Physics
Study-unit Code
GP005499
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
Fisica medica
Teacher
Mauro Piccini
Teachers
  • Mauro Piccini
Hours
  • 42 ore - Mauro Piccini
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2022
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
FIS/04
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
General characteristics of detectors
Gas detectors
Semiconductor detectors
Scintillators
Calorimetri
Photodetectors
Applications
Reference texts
W.R.Leo: Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer
Grupen-Schwartz: Particle Detectors Cambridge University Press
R. Fernow, Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics,
Cambridge University Press
Educational objectives
Categorize and describe energy deposit processes
Quantify available signal
Prerequisites
Elementary Particles, knowledge in nuclear and particle physics
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons
Other information

Learning verification modality
Oral exam
Extended program
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.
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