The Physics of Particle Detectors

The course focuses on the physics of particle detectors, the beautiful and fascinating devices which supported discoveries through decades of physics, and which allow us to look into the smallest, the hottest, the coldest, the most fundamental elements of matter.

There is a variety of particle detectors, which exploit different aspects of the interaction of particles with matter to measure various properties of the particles themselves: their momentum, their energy, their velocity, their identity, etc. The working principles of gas detectors, silicon detectors, scintillators, calorimeters, and other detectors will be discussed. We will also see how many different detectors are combined into the modern high-energy physics experiments to cover wide-scope physics programmes, as well as a few specific applications.

The course includes:

• the lectures, on Mondays 2-4 pm
• the journal club, on Fridays 11-13 am

Both lectures and journal club will be in presence.
 

NEW!!!!
Written exam: August 4, 2022, at 11:00 in the Golden Box in the Physics Institute.