Università Roma Tre

Radioactive sources, cosmic rays and elementary particles.
Particles interaction with matter:
- ionisation energy loss for heavy charged particles;
- ionisation energy loss for electrons and positrons;
- Cherenkov radiation;
- transition radiation;
- multiple coulomb scattering;
- photons interactions;
- neutron interactions;
- pair production and shower development.
General characteristics of particle detectors.
Ionisation detectors.
Scintillation detectors.
Photomultiplier tubes.
Calorimeters.
Measurements of charged particle momenta.
Introduction to particle identification.
Trigger and examples of fundamental experiments in particle physics.
Electronics:
- introduction to analog signal handling;
- digital electronics, logical operations, discrimination and coincidence of logic signals.
Introduction to the MonteCarlo method.

During the lectures slides and notes will be circulated.

Testi consigliati:
(Leo W.R.) Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments [Springer-Verlag]

For an introduction to particle physics and to particle interactions in matter:
(Braibant S., Giacomelli G., Spurio M.) Particelle e interazioni fondamentali [Springer] (in Italian)

For programs and textbooks please refer to the lecturer of the course.

For programs and textbooks please refer to the lecturer of the course.