Calorimetry : Energy Measurement in Particle Physics Hardback
by Richard (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Texas Tech University) Wigmans
Part of the International Series of Monographs on Physics series
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Particle physics is the science that pursues the age-old quest for the innermost structure of matter and the fundamental interactions between its constituents.
Modern experiments in this field rely increasingly on calorimetry, a detection technique in which the particles of interest are absorbed in the detector.
Calorimeters are very intricate instruments. Their performance characteristics depend on subtle, sometimes counter-intuitive design details. Written by one of the world's foremost experts, Calorimetry is the first comprehensive text on this topic.
It provides a fundamental and systematic introduction to calorimetry.
It describes the state of the art in terms of both the fundamental understanding of calorimetric particle detection, and the actual detectors that have been or are being built and operated in experiments.
The last chapter discusses landmark scientific discoveries in which calorimetry has played an important role.
This book summarizes and puts into perspective the work described in some 900 scientific papers, listed in the bibliography.
This second edition emphasizes new developments that have taken place since the first edition appeared in 2000.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:880 pages, 51 color line figures, 10 color halftones, 431 grayscale line and 25 grayscale halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/09/2017
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- ISBN:9780198786351
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:880 pages, 51 color line figures, 10 color halftones, 431 grayscale line and 25 grayscale halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/09/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198786351