Radiation and particle detectors [electronic resource] : proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi", Varenna on Lake Como, Villa Monastero, 20-25 July 2009 / edited by S. Bertolucci and U. Bottogli, directors of the course, and P. Oliva = Rivelatori per radiazione e particelle : rendiconti della Scuola internazionale di fisica "Enrico Fermi", Varenna sul Lago di Como, Villa Monastero, 20-25 Luglio 2008 / a cura di S. Bertolucci e U. Bottogli, diretori del corso, e di P. Oliva.

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9781607506317

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International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" (2009 July 20-25 : Varenna, Italy)

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International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" (2009 July 20-25 : Varenna, Italy)

Publication Information:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, DC : IOS Press ; Bologna, Italy : Società italiana di fisica, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 171 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Series:

Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" ; course 175

Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" ; course 175.

Contents:

Title page; Indice; Preface; Gruppo fotografico dei partecipanti al Corso; Detectors for medical physics; Detectors for hadrontherapy; Detection setups in applications of accelerator-based techniques to the analysis of Cultural Heritage; The art of calorimetry; The CMS detector; A gravitational wave detector: The Virgo interferometer; Underwater/ice high-energy neutrino telescopes; Elenco dei partecipanti.

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Radioactivity -- Instruments -- Congresses.

Radioactivity -- Measurement -- Congresses.

Added Author:

Bertolucci, S. (Sergio)

Bottigli, U. (Ubaldo)

Oliva, P. (Piernicola)

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Società italiana di fisica.

IOS Press.

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2010

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Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, DC : IOS Press ; Bologna, Italy : Società italiana di fisica, 2010.

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High energy physics (HEP) has a crucial role in the context of fundamental physics. HEP experiments make use of a massive array of sophisticated detectors to analyze the particles produced in high-energy scattering events. This book contains the papers from the workshop 'Radiation and Particle Detectors', organized by the International School of Physics, and held in Varenna in July 2009. Its subject is the use of detectors for research in fundamental physics, astro-particle physics and applied physics. Subjects covered include the measurement of: the position and length of ionization trails, time of flight velocity, radius of curvature after bending the paths of charged particles with magnetic fields, coherent transition radiation, synchrotron radiation, electro-magnetic showers produced by calorimetric methods and nuclear cascades produced by hadrons in massive steel detectors using calorimetry. Detecting muons and the detection of Cherenkov radiation are also covered, as is the detection of neutrinos by steps in the decay schemes which are 'not there'. All these methods of detection are used in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The international community of physicists hopes that the LHC will help to answer many of the most fundamental questions in physics. This book will be of interest to all those concerned in this quest.

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High energy physics (HEP) has a crucial role in the context of fundamental physics. HEP experiments make use of a massive array of sophisticated detectors to analyze the particles produced in high-energy scattering events. This book contains the papers from the workshop 'Radiation and Particle Detectors', organized by the International School of Physics, and held in Varenna in July 2009. Its subject is the use of detectors for research in fundamental physics, astro-particle physics and applied physics. Subjects covered include the measurement of: the position and length of ionization trails, time of flight velocity, radius of curvature after bending the paths of charged particles with magnetic fields, coherent transition radiation, synchrotron radiation, electro-magnetic showers produced by calorimetric methods and nuclear cascades produced by hadrons in massive steel detectors using calorimetry. Detecting muons and the detection of Cherenkov radiation are also covered, as is the detection of neutrinos by seps in the decay schemes which are 'not there'. All these methods of detection are used in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The international community of physicists hopes that the LHC will help to answer many of the most fundamental questions in physics. This book will be of interest to all those concerned in this quest. Excerpted from Radiation and Particle Detectors All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.