Info
- Utilizzare la checkbox di selezione a fianco di ciascun documento per attivare le funzionalità di stampa, invio email, download nei formati disponibili del (i) record.
Imaging gaseous detectors and their applications [[electronic resource] /] / Eugenio Nappi and Vladimir Peskov
| Imaging gaseous detectors and their applications [[electronic resource] /] / Eugenio Nappi and Vladimir Peskov |
| Autore | Nappi Eugenio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina | 539.77 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PeskovVladimir |
| Soggetto topico |
Image converters
Gas detectors |
| ISBN |
3-527-64029-0
3-527-64030-4 1-299-40215-1 3-527-64031-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139046603321 |
Nappi Eugenio
|
||
| Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Imaging gaseous detectors and their applications / / Eugenio Nappi and Vladimir Peskov
| Imaging gaseous detectors and their applications / / Eugenio Nappi and Vladimir Peskov |
| Autore | Nappi Eugenio |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina | 539.77 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PeskovVladimir |
| Soggetto topico |
Image converters
Gas detectors |
| ISBN |
3-527-64029-0
3-527-64030-4 1-299-40215-1 3-527-64031-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813588603321 |
|
Nappi Eugenio
|
||
| Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||