Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors

As a continuation of the author's earlier work (Gaseous Radiation Detectors: Fundamental and Applications, Cambridge University Press 2014), this book describes in detail the recent developments and applications of advanced micro-pattern gaseous devices. Across different chapters, readers will learn of the most basic observations, measurements and applications of this novel technology within particle physics, astrophysics, medicine, cultural heritage studies and more. The content is based richly on a pool of information distilled from a large number of papers and reports on the subject, as well as presentations at topical Conferences and Symposia.The author, Fabio Sauli, is an expert with several hundreds of publications in the field. He is also the inventor of one of the major technologies described — the Gas Electron Multiplier — widely used in particle physics and other applied fields.Contents: PrefaceAcronymsOne Century of Gaseous DetectorsMicro-Strip Gas CountersMicro-Pattern Gas DetectorsMicromegasGas Electron MultiplierMPGD Readout of Time Projection ChambersUV Photon Detection and LocalizationAdvanced Micro-Pattern DevicesNeutron DetectorsCryogenic and Dual-Phase DetectorsOptical Imaging ChambersFuture Challenges and ProspectsFurther Readings on Gaseous DetectorsReferencesIndex
Readership: Professors, researchers, advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in High Energy Physics; developers of detector technologies.Fast Detector;Position-Sensitive Gaseous Detectors;High Rate Charged Particles;Photon and Neutron Detectors;Microstrip Counters;Gas Electron Multiplier;Micromegas;Gaseous Pixel Detectors;Particle Identification;Medical Imaging and Diagnostics;Astroparticle Physics;Cryogenic and Dual-Phase Detectors0Key Features:The book is unique in its detailed coverage of the MPGD technologies and applicationsAuthored by inventor of the Gas Electron Multiplier — an instrument widely used in particle physics and other applied fields