Pixel Detectors From Fundamentals to Applications /

• Main Authors: Rossi, Leonardo (Author), Fischer, Peter (Author), Rohe, Tilman (Author), Wermes, Norbert (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Particle Acceleration and Detection,
• Subjects: Physics.; Radiology.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Particle acceleration.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Imaging / Radiology.

Pixel detectors are a particularly important class of particle and radiation detection devices. They have an extremely broad spectrum of applications, ranging from high-energy physics to the photo cameras of everyday life. This book is a general purpose introduction into the fundamental principles o...

Table of Contents:

• The Sensor
• The Front-End Electronics
• Integration and System Aspects
• Pixel Detector Applications
• Trends and New Developments for Pixel Detectors.