Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics (Paperback)

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.

這本書匯集了二十世紀末期實驗粒子物理學中最重要的主題，以簡要但平衡的方式概述了這個領域。作者首先回顧了粒子物理學並討論了電磁和核相互作用。然後他繼續討論了粒子物理實驗的三個幾乎普遍的方面：束流、靶材和快速電子學。本書的第二部分詳細介紹了各種類型的粒子探測器的特性，例如閃爍計數器、切倫科夫計數器、比例室、漂移室、採樣量能器和專用探測器。在可能的情況下，作者試圖列舉性能的優點和缺點。最後，他討論了特定實驗的各個方面，例如觸發器的特性、測量類型、能譜儀和將探測器集成到一致系統中。該書於1986年首次出版，現已作為開放存取出版物在劍橋核心平台上重新發行。