Fabio Sauli (European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland).
xiv, 497 pages :
illustrations ;
26 cm.
Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology ;
36
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-493) and index.
Electromagnetic interactions of charged particles with matter -- Interaction of photons and neutrons with matter -- Drift and diffusion of charges in gases -- Collisional excitations and charge multiplication in uniform fields -- Parallel plate counters -- Proportional counters -- Multiwire proportional chambers -- Drift chambers -- Time projection chambers -- Multi-tube arrays -- Resistive plate chambers -- Micro-pattern gas detectors -- Cherenkov ring imaging -- Miscellaneous detectors and applications -- Time degeneracy and ageing.