Imaging gaseous detectors and their applications /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Nappi, Eugenio
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Peskov, Vladimir
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, [2013]
• Θέματα: Nuclear counters.; Particles (Nuclear physics); SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.; Electronic books.

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.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Basic Processes in Gaseous Detectors
• Traditional Position-Sensitive Gaseous Detectors and Their Historical Development: From the Geiger Counter to the Multi-wire Proportional Chamber (1905 till 1968)
• The Multi Wire Proportional Chamber Era
• More in Depth about Gaseous Detectors
• New Ideas on Gaseous Detectors Conceived during the Early Years of the 'Multi Wire Proportional Chambers' Era (1968-1977)
• Developments in MWPCs, PPACs, and RPCs after 1977
• Micropattern Gaseous Detectors
• Applications of Imaging Gaseous Detectors
• Conclusions.