Advanced Gaseous Detectors - Theory and Practice (E) - physics722
| Course | Advanced Gaseous Detectors - Theory and Practice (E) |
|---|---|
| Course No. | physics722 |
| Category | Type | Language | Teaching hours | CP | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | Lecture with laboratory | English | 3+1 | 6 | ST |
Preparation: Completed B.Sc. in physics, with experience in electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, nuclear and particle physics, physics618 (Physics of Particle Detectors)
Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): submission of report
Length of Course: 1 semester
Aims of the Course:
Design, construction, commissioning and characterization of a modern gaseous particle detector
Simulations: GARFIELD, GEANT, FE-Methods, etc.
Signals, Readout electronics and Data Acquisition
Data analysis: pattern recognition methods, track fitting
Scientific writing: report
Contents of the Course:
Signal formation in detectors
Microscopic processes in gaseous detectors
Readout electronics
Tools for detector design and simulation
Performance criteria
Laboratory course: commissioning of detector with sources, beam test at accelerator
Track reconstruction
Recommended Literature:
http://garfieldpp.web.cern.ch/garfieldpp/
Blum, Rolandi, Riegler: Particle Detection with Drift Chambers
Spieler: Semiconductor Detector Systems