Imaging gaseous detectors and their applications / / Eugenio Nappi and Vladimir Peskov

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813588603321
• Autore: Nappi Eugenio
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2013
• ISBN: 9783527640294; 3527640290; 9783527640300; 3527640304; 9781299402157; 1299402151; 9783527640317; 3527640312
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PeskovVladimir
• Disciplina: 539.77
• Soggetti: Image converters; Gas detectors
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Imaging Gaseous Detectors and Their Applications; Contents; Preface; Color Plates; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Exploring the Universe by Detecting Photons and Particles; 1.2 Detectors of Photons and Charged Particles; 1.2.1 Vacuum Detectors; 1.2.2 Gaseous Detectors; 1.2.3 Liquid Detectors; 1.2.4 Solid-State Detectors; 1.2.5 Combination of Imaging Detectors with Scintillators; 1.2.6 Hybrid Imaging Detectors; 1.2.6.1 Vacuum Hybrid Detectors; 1.2.6.2 Gaseous Hybrid Detectors; 1.2.6.3 Liquid Hybrid Detectors; References; 2 Basic Processes in Gaseous Detectors; 2.1 Interaction of Charged Particles and Photons with Matter 2.1.1 Ionization Energy Loss; 2.1.2 Interaction of Photons with Matter; 2.1.2.1 Interaction of Photons with Gases; 2.1.2.2 Interaction of Photons with Liquids; 2.1.2.3 Interaction of Photons with Metals and Other Solid Materials; 2.2 Drift of Electrons and Ions in Gases; 2.2.1 Drift of Electrons; 2.2.2 Drift of Ions; 2.3 Some remarks on the ; Diffusion; 2.3.1 Diffusion of Ions in Electric Fields; 2.3.2 Diffusion of Electrons in Electric Fields; 2.3.3 Drift and Diffusion of Electrons Moving in Electric and Magnetic Fields; 2.4 Avalanche Multiplication in Gases References; 3 Traditional Position-Sensitive Gaseous Detectors and Their Historical Development: from the Geiger Counter to the Multi-wire Proportional Chamber (1905 till 1968); 3.1 Geiger and Spark Counters; 3.1.1 Single-Wire Counters; 3.1.1.1 Geiger Counters; 3.1.2 Proportional Counters; 3.1.2.1 Energy Resolution; 3.1.2.2 Position Resolution; 3.1.3 Physics Processes in Single-wire Counters; 3.1.4 A Peculiar Type of Proportional Counter: the Gas Scintillation Counter; 3.2 Parallel-Plate Spark and Streamer Detectors; 3.2.1 Spark Counters; 3.2.2 Streamer Chambers 3.3 Further Developments: Pulsed High frequency Detectors; References; 4 The Multi Wire Proportional Chamber Era; References; 5 More in Depth about Gaseous Detectors; 5.1 Pulse-Shape Formation in Gaseous Detectors in Absence of Secondary Effects; 5.1.1 Parallel-Plate Geometry; 5.1.2 Cylindrical Geometry; 5.1.3 MWPC Geometry; 5.2 Townsend Avalanches and Secondary Processes; 5.2.1 Role of Photon Emission; 5.2.1.1 Emission Spectra; 5.2.1.2 Photo effect on the Cathode; 5.2.1.3 Gas Photoionization; 5.2.2 Role of the Positive Ions; 5.2.2.1 Ion Recombination on the Cathode in Vacuum 5.2.2.2 Recombination on the Cathode in Gas; 5.2.3 Role of Excited and Metastable Atoms; 5.3 Discharges in Gaseous Detectors; 5.3.1 Slow Breakdown; 5.3.2 Fast Breakdown; 5.3.3 Self-Quenched Streamers in Gas-Filled Wire Detectors; 5.4 Features of Operation of Wire Detectors at High Counting Rates; 5.5 After pulses and the Cathode-""Excitation"" Effect; References; 6 New Ideas on Gaseous Detectors Conceived during the Early Years of the ""Multi Wire Proportional Chambers"" Era (1968-1977); 6.1 Drift Chambers; 6.2 Time Projection Chamber; 6.3 First Designs of Resistive-Plate Chambers
• Sommario/riassunto: Describing advanced detectors and their visualization and investigation techniques, this book presents the major applications in nuclear and high-energy physics, astrophysics, medicine and radiation measurements.