Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging
Springer International Publishing
978-3-319-93784-7 (ISBN)
This handbook covers the fundamental principles of interactions of particles with matter and of most types of detectors used in many fields of physics, starting from particle physics, nuclear physics up to recent experiments for solid state physics.
In this second edition chapters are updated to include the most recent developments in detector physics and additional chapters on new types of detectors, like silicon photomultipliers, have been added. In addition the section about medical applications has been extended. All major detector types are described in detail by leading experts in these fields. It also gives deep insight into many applications from homeland security over radiation protection to a whole section about medical physics with strong emphasis on nuclear medicine. The book is suited to achieve a deep knowledge in the field of detector physics and imaging. It can also be used as a reference book to look up the working principles of a given detector type and to get an overview of state-of-the-art applications of the various detector types. It is also helpful for practitioners in nuclear medicine and radiology as it summarizes all detector types in this field and the basic working principles of these detectors. The area of radiation therapy is also covered in detail taking into account the most recent developments.Ivor Fleck has worked at many of the large facilities for particle physics, namely DESY, CERN, KEK and Fermilab. He started working on detectors for particle physics during his PhD on the construction and installation of the ZEUS experiment at DESY. He was awarded a JSPS scholarship to continue his work at the University of Tokyo and was selected as a CERN Fellow afterwards to work on the OPAL experiment. As a next step he went to the University of Freiburg, where he received his habilitation and has been working on the construction of the calibration system for the muon detector of the ATLAS experiment. He was appointed as Professor of Physics in the year 2005. In the year 2008 he received the teaching award of the Faculty of Physics. His current projects in detector development are a time projection chamber for a future linear collider and recently he started a project on medical imaging. Currently he is associate Dean for Research of the School of Science and Technology at University of Siegen and Founding Chairman of the Center for Particle Physics Siegen.
Basic Principles of Detectors and Accelerators.- Specific Types of Detectors.- Applications of Detectors in Particle, Astroparticle and Nuclear Physics, Security Environment and Art.- Applications of Particle Detectors and Accelerators in Medicine.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.12.2021 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging |
| Zusatzinfo | XXII, 1630 p. 666 illus., 358 illus. in color. In 2 volumes, not available separately. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 3328 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik | |
| Schlagworte | Applications of particle detectors • Detector physics • image reconstruction • Imaging in Radiotherapy • Instumentation for radiation detection • Medical Imaging • Particle detection in geology • Reference on particle detection |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-93784-7 / 3319937847 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-93784-7 / 9783319937847 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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