Study-unit PARTICLE DETECTORS
| Course name | Physics |
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| Study-unit Code | GP005515 |
| Location | PERUGIA |
| Curriculum | Fisica delle particelle elementari |
| Lecturer | Mauro Piccini |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2022 |
| Supplied | 2022/23 |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Sector | 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 |
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| 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. |