LEADER 04903nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910139046603321 005 20230803020401.0 010 $a3-527-64029-0 010 $a3-527-64030-4 010 $a1-299-40215-1 010 $a3-527-64031-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001017927 035 $a(EBL)1132804 035 $a(OCoLC)829253284 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000904810 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11512251 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000904810 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10923098 035 $a(PQKB)11551167 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1132804 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1132804 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10677836 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL471465 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001017927 100 $a20130403d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImaging gaseous detectors and their applications$b[electronic resource] /$fEugenio Nappi and Vladimir Peskov 210 $aWeinheim $cWiley-VCH$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (358 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-527-40898-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aImaging 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 327 $a2.1 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 327 $a2.4 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 327 $a3.2.2 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 327 $a5.2.2.1 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 327 $a6.3 First Designs of Resistive-Plate Chambers 330 $aDescribing 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. 606 $aImage converters 606 $aGas detectors 615 0$aImage converters. 615 0$aGas detectors. 676 $a539.77 700 $aNappi$b Eugenio$0977609 701 $aPeskov$b Vladimir$0977610 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910139046603321 996 $aImaging gaseous detectors and their applications$92227235 997 $aUNINA